Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: Virginia Weapon: Edged weapon Offender: Shot and killed
Police Officer George Gonzalez was fatally stabbed in an unprovoked attack at the Pentagon's Transit Center in Arlington, Virginia.
He was conducting a foot patrol of the Transit Center when a subject exited a Metro bus, approached him, and stabbed him in the neck. Other officers on the scene fatally shot the subject.
Officer Gonzalez was flown to The George Washington University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Officer Gonzalez was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency for three years. He had previously served with the Federal Bureau of Prisons for two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother and brother, who is also a Police Officer.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Gonzalez gave the United States Department of Defense 5 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
George Gonzalez served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer George Gonzalez is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Defense - Pentagon Force Protection Agency, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Gonzalez's cause is highlighted.
How George Gonzalez Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George Gonzalez is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George Gonzalez was killed by edged weapon.
Incident Location
Military Service
George Gonzalez served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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