Austin William Lanz was named the shooting suspect at a metro station near the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Three people were injured, including a police officer.
Getty Virginia Sate Troopers patrol near the Pentagon after report of an active shooter and lockdown in Washington, DC, on August 3, 2021. Austin William Lanz was identified as the shooting suspect accused of opening fire at a metro station just steps away from the Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. military in Arlington, Virginia near Washington, D.C., officials told The Associated Press. Three people were injured in the shooting, including a Pentagon police officer, who later died, officials said. Lanz was also killed following the attack. Police allege Lanz attacked the Pentagon police officer, stabbing him on the Metrobus platform outside the Pentagon Metro station at about 10:30 a.m.. This prompted a lockdown at the Pentagon. The police officer later died. He has not yet been identified. Train traffic was also rerouted. Some reports indicated police were conducting a manhunt at the time. It was unclear when Lanz was fatally shot. Less than two hours after the stabbing and shooting, the lockdown was lifted. Pentagon Police Chief Woody Kusse held a brief press conference four hours after the shooting, and said there was no threat to the public. Very few details were released. Here’s what you need to know: Getty With the Washington Monument rising in the background, emergency first responders investigate the scene of a shooting with multiple victims outside the Pentagon on August 03, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. The Associated Press reported Lanz “ambushed” the fallen officer, running at him and stabbing him in the neck. Responding officers then shot and killed Lanz in an exchange of gunfire, the AP reported. Early reports indicated that the suspect may have entered a railcar and could be headed north toward Maryland, but law enforcement later said the suspect was shot and killed on the scene. Some reports also indicated a manhunt was underway for a suspect in a white T-shirt with a red stain on it. Kusse said some early reports were inaccurate. FOX 5 News reported that at the time of the shooting, Department of Defense employees received an electronic warning on their computers and heard an overhead announcement telling all Pentagon personnel to stay inside because of police activity. Getty Emergency first responders investigate the scene of a shooting with multiple victims at a mass transit station outside the Pentagon on August 03, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia.
