February 2000
Events that took place in Fairfax County in February, 2000:
- February 3 – Following a heated argument with his fiancee, 29-year-old Joseph Bondurant shoots himself in the head with a .380 caliber pistol while driving along Interstate 66 near the Fairfax County Parkway, crashing his pickup truck and causing a 12 mile back up. Bondurant is taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he dies on February 4.[1][2]
- February 7 – The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors votes to spend $12.7 million to purchase 838 acres of open land near Braddock and Pleasant Valley Roads in western Fairfax County.[3]
- February 7 – 22-year-old Donny L. Kidwell is stabbed and mortally injured in the Four Seasons neighborhood of Herndon. He manages to make his way to nearby friend's house and is airlifted to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he dies during surgery.[4]
References
- ↑ Trugman, Kristan. "Motorist shoots self on I-66 - Incident backs up rush-hour traffic for more than 12 miles." The Washington Times, 4 Feb. 2000, 2, C METROPOLITAN, p. C3. NewsBank. Accessed 20 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Man Dies; Shot Self In Car." Richmond Times-Dispatch, 6 Feb. 2000, City, Area/State, p. C-4. NewsBank. Accessed 20 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ Shear, Michael D. "Fairfax Wants to Buy 838 Acres for Park; Open Expanse Sought for Western End." The Washington Post: 0. Feb 08 2000. ProQuest. Web. 7 May 2014.
- ↑ "Man Fatally Stabbed in Herndon." The Washington Post: 0. Feb 09 2000. ProQuest. Web. 8 June 2014.
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