October 2007
Events that took place in Fairfax County in October, 2007:
- October 17 – Kevin C. Kline pistol whips and then shoots 80-year-old Joan M. Gillinson in the face as she sits on a bench in the Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria. Kline flees the scene when he is discovered by a passerby concealing Gillinson's body beneath some leaves and boards a Fairfax Connector bus on nearby Route 1, leading to a four-hour standoff before he finally surrenders and is arrested.[1]
- October 18 – 50-year-old Dexter O. Richardson, Sr. is stabbed to death by his girlfriend, 32-year-old crackhead Fawn C. Scott, in their home at 10702 Warwick Avenue in Fairfax.[2]
- October 21 – While walking along the Dulles Toll Road, 17-year-old Vienna resident Ata Mehran-Nejad is hit and killed by a hit-and-run driver.[3]
- October 27 – 20-year-old Luis Miguel Abrego Romero stabs and mortally injures 23-year-old Juan Jose Alvarenga to settle an argument that began at a party at Romero's Herndon apartment. Alvarenga is taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he dies.[4][5]
- October 31 – To settle an argument, 36-year-old Randall A. Patridge fatally shoots his former roommate, 29-year-old Craig D. Webster, before returning to their former apartment at 6805 Brindle Heath Way in Kingstowne and committing suicide.[6][7]
References
- ↑ Jackman, Tom. "Man Convicted of Killing Woman in Fairfax Park in 2007." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 08 Dec. 2009. Web. 15 Oct. 2014.
- ↑ Jackman, Tom. "Killing Latest Case To Highlight Va. Psychiatric Issues." The Washington Post. The Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2007. Web. 18 Oct. 2011.
- ↑ Jackman, Tom. "Virginia Briefing:Fairfax County." The Washington Post: B.7. National Newspapers Core. Oct 24 2007. Web. 24 Oct. 2011.
- ↑ "Homicide in Herndon." FairfaxTimes.com. Post-Newsweek Media, Inc./FairfaxTimes.com, 30 Oct. 2007. Web. 13 Jan. 2014.
- ↑ Vargas, Theresa. "Man Sought in Fatal Weekend Stabbing." Washington Post: Post Now. The Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2007. Web. 13 Jan. 2014.
- ↑ Fairfax County Police Department. Public Information Office. Update – Identities Made. Fairfax County Police Department News Releases. Fairfax County Police Department, 2 Nov. 2007. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ Jackman, Tom. "Police Suspect Murder-Suicide." The Washington Post: B.6. National Newspapers Core. Nov 02 2007. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
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