Austin William Lanz of Georgia identified as Pentagon attack suspect

The suspect was identified by multiple law enforcement officials as Austin William Lanz, 27, of Georgia.
The officer was ambushed by Lanz, who ran at him and stabbed him in the neck, according to two of the law enforcement officials.
Responding officers then shot and killed Lanz. Investigators were still trying to determine a motive for the attack and were digging into Lanz‘s background, including any potential history of mental illness or any reason he might want to target the Pentagon or police officers.
The officials could not discuss the investigation publicly and spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity.

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