January 1997
Events that took place in Fairfax County in January, 1997:
- January 10 – An early morning fire in the vehicle bay at the Burke Volunteer Fire Department station in Burke causes $1 million in damage, including the total destruction of a $300,000 rescue squad truck owned by BVFD.[1]
- January 15 – 26-year-old Marcus D. Reagan fatally stabs his 39-year-old sister Dodi in at her apartment at 7640 Tremayne Place, #203, in McLean. Two days later, Marcus turns himself in at the McLean District Station.[2]
- January 24 – 23-year-old Jonathan Sorah is sentenced to 12 months in jail by Judge M. Langhorne Keith for the June 8, 1996 killing of his brother Joseph at the family home at 2304 High Drive in Vienna.[3]
- January 24 – 22-year-old Derrick Pinkney is fatally shot in Mount Vernon.[4][5]
- January 30 – A 3-day archaeological excavation the graves of six Civil War soldiers found at the construction site of a McDonald's in Centreville begins.[6]
References
- ↑ Vogel, Steve. "For Va. Firefighters, Blaze was Too Close for Comfort." The Washington Post, Jan 11 1997, p. C, 1:2. ProQuest. Web. 24 May 2018.
- ↑ "Addenda." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 18 Jan. 1997. Web. 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "CRIME AND JUSTICE: Man Gets 12 Months in Slaying of Brother." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jan 25 1997. ProQuest. Web. 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Man Killed in Fairfax." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jan 25 1997. ProQuest. Web. 6 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ "Crime Watch: Fairfax County." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Feb 06 1997. ProQuest. Web. 6 Feb. 2017 .
- ↑ Hobbs, Bonnie. "Unraveling a Civil War Mystery." The Connection Newspapers. Connection Newspapers, 27 Mar. 2002. Web. 17 Feb. 2012.
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