ARLINGTON, Va. — The Defense Department identified George Gonzalez on Wednesday as the police officer killed in Tuesday’s attack at the Pentagon’s Metro bus platform. Officer Gonzalez, 37, was a native of Brooklyn and had been a Pentagon police officer since 2018, according to a statement. “Officer Gonzalez embodied our values of integrity and service to others,” the statement said. identified the attacker as Austin William Lanz of Acworth, Ga. Mr. Lanz, 27, then shot himself with the police officer’s service weapon, the F.B.I. Additional police officers “engaged the subject,” the statement said, and Mr. Lanz died at the scene.

Source: New York Times August 04, 2021 17:01 UTC