Updated August 4, 2021 at 3:56 PM ET
The FBI says George Gonzalez, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer who was killed in Tuesday s violent incident at a Pentagon bus platform, was attacked without provocation.
Investigators report that Austin William Lanz, 27, most recently of Acworth, Ga., stepped off a bus and immediately lunged at Gonzalez. Lanz then got the officer s gun and shot himself, the investigators say. Other PFPA officers engaged the subject, who ultimately died at the scene, according to the FBI statement.
The slain officer had served in the Army
Gonzalez was a Brooklyn, N.Y., native and an Army veteran who served in Iraq, the PFPA said on Wednesday. The agency described him as gregarious and well-liked and said he was respected among his fellow officers.
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Police are looking at a scene and items are seen on the ground near a Metrobus outside the Pentagon Metro area, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021 at the Pentagon in Washington. A police officer died, a law enforcement official told NPR but Pentagon Police have not confirmed the death.
Updated August 3, 2021 at 6:42 PM ET
A police officer has been killed in a violent incident near the Pentagon transit center in Virginia, officials confirm. The officer has not been publicly identified.
The Associated Press reports that the officer was stabbed and that a suspect was shot by law enforcement and died at the scene. NPR has not independently confirmed this information. Authorities have released few details about Tuesday s incident.