
The FBI released a statement the afternoon of Wednesday, August 4, 2021, saying that Lanz shot himself with Gonzalez’s service weapon after fatally stabbing Gonzalez. JUST IN: The Pentagon is currently on lockdown with no personnel allowed outside due to a "shooting event" that happened outside the building on a bus platform, according to the Pentagon Force Protection Agency Gonzalez Was ‘Ambushed’ at His Post At the Transit Center & Stabbed in the Neck, Officials Said Kusse noted some preliminary reports were inaccurate, and released very limited information at the press conference aside from saying the crime scene was secure. The suspect was initially reported to be on the run, and officials later said a suspect was shot and killed, according to official statements. That person has been released from the hospital, the FBI said. At least one other person was injured, but officials did not say how the injury occurred.

The FBI released a statement the day after the incident saying that Lanz shot himself with Gonzalez’s gun. Law enforcement told The Associated Press the suspect was Austin William Lanz, 27, of Georgia, which was later confirmed in an FBI statement. The FBI is leading the investigation, Kusse said. He said police became aware of the incident through a radio call. Pentagon Police Chief Woody Kusse said during a press conference the officer was “attacked” and stabbed. Officials said just before noon that day the scene was secured, and the lockdown was lifted about 10 minutes later. The incident occurred at the Metrobus platform of the Pentagon Transit Center, the Department of Defense said in a statement. The suspect, Austin William Lanz, was killed and at least one other person was injured, officials said. Check out the CDC’s Project Firstline Facebook and Twitter feeds.A United Express plane flies past the Pentagon on Jin Washington, DC.Ī police officer, George Gonzalez, was killed outside the Pentagon, which was on lockdown after reports of shots fired at a nearby metro station in Arlington, Virginia near Washington, D.C. The Health Notices page includes health alerts notices and other direct communications to providers from the Department's Division of Epidemiology - Disease Suveillance and Investigation (DE-DSI).ĬDC has partnered with DC Health to provide resources for health care frontline workers to learn about how they can protect themselves and their patients from COVID-19 and other healthcare-associated infections. Best Practices for Businesses, Community Establishments and Public Events - April 19, 2022Īdditional information for licensed health care providers is available on the DC Health Notices page.Guidance for Schools and Childcare Facilities - September 19, 2022.Reopening Guidances Childcare and Schools Guidance for Close Contacts of a Person Confirmed to Have COVID-19: Exposure: Precautions, Quarantine and Testing - October 25, 2022 Community COVID-19 Guidance - March 23, 2022.Resources for the Public Health Guidances Mayor’s Order 2021-069: Modified Measures for Spring/Summer 2021 of Washington, DC Reopening and Extension of Public and Public Health Emergencies.Mayor’s Order 2021-096: End of Public Health Emergency and Extension of Public Emergency.Mayor's Order 2021-097: Resumption of Mask Requirements and Delegations of Authority to the Department of Health and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.


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