August 1981
Events that took place in Fairfax County in August, 1981:
- August 3 – The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously appoints 39-year-old Carroll D. Buracker chief of the Fairfax County Police Department.[1]
- August 5 – 39-year-old murder suspect William B. Gates is shot to death in the parking lot of the Loyal Order of Moose lodge at 7701 Beulah Street in the Franconia area of Alexandria when he draws a .44 magnum caliber revolver on the Fairfax County Police officers waiting to arrest him. Gates is taken to the Mount Vernon Hospital, where he is pronounced dead.[2][3]
References
- ↑ McGinley, Laurie. "New Chief Is Named in Fairfax" Evening Star, 4 Aug. 1981, Three Star TUESDAY FINAL, p. 42. NewsBank. Accessed 10 Sep. 2017.
- ↑ Latimer, Leah, and Denis Collins. "Fairfax Police Shoot, Kill Murder Suspect in Franconia." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): B4. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Aug 06 1981. Web. 10 Mar. 2012.
- ↑ Giegerich, Steve, and Larry Evans. "Beach Murder Suspect Killed by Fairfax Police." The Free Lance-Star [Fredericksburg, Virginia] 6 Aug. 1981: 1+. Print.
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