April 1957
Events that took place in Fairfax County in April, 1957:
- April 4 – Fairfax County Police Department Captain William L. Durrer narrowly escapes death or injury when several hundred pounds of wet cement crash through the ceiling of his office.[1] The official cause given is that workmen were pouring a floor for a shower in the jail, but the date and nature of the event suggest it was in fact a prank gone horribly wrong.
- April 8 – 43-year-old Earl E. Cundiff fatally shoots himself in the head with a .22 caliber rifle at his home in Fairfax. Cundiff dies en route to the Arlington Hospital.[2]
- April 12 – 11-year-old Ronald Harley is fatally injured during a softball game during his physical education class at Woodley Hills Elementary School in Alexandria when he is struck in the head with a bat by 14-year-old Roger L. Jacobs. Harley is taken to Alexandria Hospital, where he is pronounced dead.[3][4][5]
- April 13 – 57-year-old caretaker William L. Arnold commits suicide by shooting himself in the chest with a 16-gauge shotgun in his car in a barn on the Ravensworth Farm.[6]
References
- ↑ "Policeman Escapes as Roof Falls in." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): B11. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Apr 05 1957. Web. 18 Oct. 2011.
- ↑ "County Mechanic Shoots Himself." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Apr 09 1957. ProQuest. Web. 30 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Fairfax Boy, 10, is Killed by Ball Bat, Playing Catcher in Game at School." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Apr 13 1957. ProQuest. Web. 30 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Boy's Death in Ball Game Ruled Hemorrhage Case." Evening Star, 13 Apr. 1957, Two Star, p. 24. NewsBank. Accessed 15 Sep. 2018.
- ↑ "Death of Boy Ruled Accident."Evening Star, 28 Apr. 1957, Three Star, p. 23. NewsBank. Accessed 15 Sep. 2018.
- ↑ "Ex-Lorton Aide Commits Suicide." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Apr 15 1957. ProQuest. Web. 30 Dec. 2017.
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