John Patrick Bedell, the Pentagon shooting suspect, who opened fire on -- and injured -- two Pentagon guards Thursday (March 4), died in the hospital hours after his attack.
The 36-year-old man from Hollister, California, was "well-dressed" and armed with two semiautomatic weapons and had several mags of ammunition, the chief of the Pentagon police said Friday.
Dead Pentagon Shooter Posted Anti-Government Rantings Before Attack
"The gunman who charged into one of the Pentagon’s main entrances and opened fire has died from gunshot wounds to the head and authorities are looking into his recent rants against the government as a potential motive.
John Patrick Bedell, 36, died at the hospital Thursday night after Pentagon police returned fire. Police told ABC News that the two police officers wounded in the shooting have been released from the hospital after suffering minor injuries. They are now on administrative leave pending the investigation of the incident, police said.
The attack seems to be another suicide mission aimed at the government. While police have said they are not certain of a motive, they are investigating Internet postings in which Bedell wrote and recorded audio expressing his anger towards the government."
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