August 1977
Events that took place in Fairfax County in August, 1977:
- August 1 – Fairfax County Police Officers Maurice W. Painter, Jr. and Corporal Colin W. Morgan fatally shoot 24-year-old criminal suspect Michael L. Owen on Holmes Run Road in Falls Church following a robbery when Owen points a double-barreled shotgun at the officers. Owen is taken to Fairfax Hospital, where he dies that evening.[1][2]
- August 30 – An appearance by Roy Rogers at the opening of his eponymous restaurant in the Pickett Shopping Center in Fairfax is spoiled when a 17-year-old miscreant hits the 66-year-old entertainer in the face with a cottage cheese pie.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Gunman Slain by Fairfax Policemen" Evening Star, 1 Aug. 1977, NIGHT FINAL, p. 14. NewsBank, . Accessed 10 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ Boodman, Sandra. "Man Fatally Shot in Clash with 2 Fairfax Policemen." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): C3. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Aug 02 1977. Web. 17 Dec. 2011.
- ↑ "Roy Triggered by Pie." Boca Raton News 1 Sept. 19777: 12B. Google Newspaper Archive. Web. 21 Aug. 2016.
- ↑ "$100 Fine Follows Fast Pie in Eye Of Fast Food King." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 22 Sept. 1977. Web. 21 Aug. 2016.
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