June 1978
Events that took place in Fairfax County in June, 1978:
- June 4 – 31-year-old James H. English is shot and killed at the apartment of his estranged wife at 4507 Colony Court in the Woodlawn section of Alexandria when English lunges at Fairfax County Police Officer Donald M. Graves with a butcher knife. Officer Graves was among the officers who had been called to the scene when English, who gained entry through a window, beat up two people in the apartment then began throwing furniture through the windows.[1]
- June 26 – In a 6-2 vote, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, overruling the recommendation of the planning commission, approves a plan to buy 87 units in the Fairfax Heritage Condominiums complex in Annandale for use as low-cost housing.[2]
References
- ↑ Cue, Eduardo. "Fairfax Man Shot, Slain in Rampage." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): C1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Jun 05 1978. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ Locke, Maggie. "Fairfax Approves Low-Cost Housing Units in Annandale." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 29 June 1978. Web. 12 June 2016.
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