August 1984
Events that took place in Fairfax County in August, 1984:
- August 12 – 30-year-old Heidi Berg is shot six times in the back as she jogs near the AAA Building at 8111 Gatehouse Road in Falls Church.[1][2]
- August 13 – 25-year-old Charles W. Respass unintentionally kills his 20-year-old wife Diane and mortally injures 19-year-old Forest G. Wilson when he loses control of his car and crosses into the opposing lanes of Franconia Road near Inwood Drive in Springfield, crashing into another car. Wilson is taken to Fairfax Hospital, where he dies.[3][4]
- August 29 – A 150-pound cylinder of poisonous chlorine gas at the water treatment plant at Camp 30 in Fairfax ruptures, injuring four people and causing the evacuation of more than 200 others, including the 55 prisoners held at the camp.[5]
References
- ↑ "Crime Watch." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): VAA5. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Aug 23 1984. Web. 9 Nov. 2011.
- ↑ Fishman, Charles . "3 Fairfax Deaths Unsolved at Year's End." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): B1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Dec 31 1984. Web. 9 Nov. 2011.
- ↑ "2 Killed, 5 Hurt in Wreck." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Aug 14 1984. ProQuest. Web. 24 Aug. 2016 .
- ↑ "Crash Victim Identified." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Aug 15 1984. ProQuest. Web. 24 Aug. 2016 .
- ↑ Fishman, Charles. "4 Hurt; 200 Flee Fairfax County Gas Leak." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Aug 30 1984. ProQuest. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
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