October 1989
Events that took place in Fairfax County in October, 1989:
- October 5 – While his bus is stuck in traffic on Interstate 66, 12-year-old Longfellow Intermediate School seventh grader Stephen T. Carmichael suffers a cardiac arrest and is trapped for 25 minutes before he can be taken to an emergency clinic. He dies that afternoon.[1]
- October 13 – 34-year-old Saba Tekle is shot to death outside her door in the Orleans Village Apartments in Alexandria by 17-year-old Dwayne A. Wright.[2][3]
- October 20 – A trash fire forces the evacuation of thousands of people from Springfield Mall in Springfield.[4]
References
- ↑ Baker, Peter. "Stricken Student's Family Takes Steps to Save Others." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Oct 13 1989. ProQuest. Web. 1 June 2014.
- ↑ Richardson, Lynda. "Family Mourns Va. Woman Slain on Her Own Doorstep." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Oct 15 1989. ProQuest. Web. 20 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ Thomas-Lester, Avis. "19-Year-Old Sentenced to Va. Electric Chair." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Nov 17 1991. ProQuest. Web. 20 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ "5,000 Shoppers Evacuated in Fire at Springfield Mall." The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext): 0. Oct 21 1989. ProQuest. Web. 18 Aug. 2014.
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