July 1997
Events that took place in Fairfax County in July, 1997:
- July 7 – 83-year-old Emelene E. Casey dies in a fire at her home at 1335 Balls Hill Road in McLean.[1][2]
- July 9 – 48-year-old cab driver Muhammad Islam is shot and mortally wounded in Alexandria in an apparent robbery. He is taken first to Inova Mount Vernon Hospital and then flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he dies.[3][4]
- July 12 – 55-year-old Bobby R. Quisenberry and his 54-year-old wife Pat are shot to death in the bedroom of their townhouse at 9594 Lagersfield Circle in Vienna.[5]
- July 12 – 22-year-old Eric A. Barcia unintentionally kills himself when attempts to bungee jump from the Accotink Creek Railroad Bridge using an improvised bungee cord.[6]
References
- ↑ "McLean Woman, 83, Dies in Fire After Rescue Efforts Fail." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jul 08 1997. ProQuest. Web. 13 May 2014.
- ↑ Sorokin, Ellen. "Fire Takes Woman, 83, and Her Lifelong Home." Fairfax Journal. Journal Newspapers, 8 July 1997. Web. 13 May 2014.
- ↑ Scott, David. "Robbery is motive in killing of cabdriver." Washington Times [Washington, DC] 10 July 1997: 6. General Reference Center GOLD. Web. 24 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ Melillo, Wendy. "`I Am Shot, I Am Shot,' Cabbie Says; Va. Driver Radios in After Fatal Wounding." The Washington Post: 0. Jul 10 1997. ProQuest. Web. 24 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ Melillo, Wendy. "Couple found Slain in Vienna Identified as Residents of House." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jul 17 1997. ProQuest. Web. 24 Sep. 2014.
- ↑ Allen, Mike. "Reston Man, 22, Dies After using Bungee Cords to Jump Off Trestle." The Washington Post: B.02. National Newspapers Core. Jul 13 1997. Web. 15 Oct. 2011.
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