So far, there have been no repercussions against Lanzi. The Hate Crimes Prevention Act, an amendment to a Department of Defense spending authorization bill, was removed from the bill by a House-Senate committee today. The Senate had approved it in June, but the House of Representatives had never voted on it. The House had been in favor of a non-binding form of the amendment, but conservative leaders in Congress were opposed to it. All charges against him were dropped, but the university decided to suspend him due to concern for both his safety and the safety of other students.
Police have no motive or suspects.
Plunkett was an officer in Gallaudet's LGBT group, Lambda Society. However, there was no evidence that it was a hate crime. Ronald Gay apparently visited another bar and asked where the gay bar was, saying that he wanted to kill some gay people. Someone gave him directions then called the police. Gay was apparently upset because people made fun of his name.