January 1974
Events that took place in Fairfax County in January, 1974:
- January 2 – 19-year-old John K. Riffe commits suicide after exchanging gunfire with and wounding Fairfax County Police Officer James Nagler at Riffe's family home at 3912 Rive Drive in Mount Vernon.[1][2]
- January 4 – The body of 19-year-old Walter C. Moore, Jr., of Norristown, Pennsylvania, is found on the shoulder of the Shirley Highway near Backlick Road in Springfield. Fairfax County medical examiner Claude E. Cooper determines that Moore died of a shotgun blast to his chest.[3]
References
- ↑ Bachinski, E. J., and Ron Taylor. "Wounder of Officer Kills Self." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jan 03 1974. ProQuest. Web. 2 Jan. 2014.
- ↑ Nunes, Donnel and Judy Nicol. "Youth Who Shot Officer, Killed Self 'Quiet, Bright'." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Jan 04 1974. ProQuest. Web. 20 Dec. 2013.
- ↑ "Body of Man found on I-95 Fatally Shot." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jan 06 1974. ProQuest. Web. 13 Mar. 2017.
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