Officer dead, suspect killed in violence at Pentagon transit stop Share Updated: 11:57 PM EDT Aug 3, 2021 By LOLITA C. BALDOR, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press
Officer dead, suspect killed in violence at Pentagon transit stop Share Updated: 11:57 PM EDT Aug 3, 2021
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Show Transcript straight down boundary count. Yeah. This morning at about 10:37 a.m. the pentagon police officer was attacked on the metro bus platform, gunfire was exchanged and there were, there were several casualties. The incident is over. The scene is secure and most importantly, there s no continuing threat to our community. The FBI is on scene leading the investigation and again, the pentagon and the pentagon reservation are safe and secure. The pentagon metro station is probably one of the busiest in the transportation system. It is a hub for commuters as well as building occupants. There are a number of measures that we have in place out th
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 Pentagon police officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the building. That s according to law enforcement officials. The Pentagon officer was stabbed and later died, according to officials who were not authorized to discuss the matter and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) world
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Who is Pentagon stabbing suspect Austin William Lanz?
Updated: 3:15 ET, Aug 4 2021
A PENTAGON police officer was allegedly stabbed to death amid a blaze of gunfire outside a transit center just steps away from the US military headquarters.
The suspect was shot by police and died at the scene on Tuesday morning.
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A Pentagon police officer was allegedly stabbed in the neck and killed by Austin William LanzCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Who is Austin William Lanz?
Austin William Lanz, 27, is the suspect accused of fatally stabbing a Pentagon police officer on Tuesday, August 3, 2021.
Lanz, of Acworth, Georgia, was shot dead by cops after an exchange of gunfire just meters away from the Pentagon building, forcing it into lockdown.
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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