August 1997
Events that took place in Fairfax County in August, 1997:
- August 5 – 33-year-old Michael K. Carter beats and mortally injures 48-year-old Francis Knapper, Jr. in the Beacon Hill area of Alexandria to settle a dispute over a $10 debt. Knapper is taken to the Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he dies on August 7.[1][2]
- August 14 – 11-year-old Abdirahman Ali and 10-year-old Abdirizak Hussein drown while wading in Lake Barcroft.[3]
- August 28 – One construction worker is killed and another mortally injured when a crane collapses at the site of the Homewood Suites hotel at 13460 Sunrise Valley Drive in Herndon. The mortally injured worker is taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he dies.[4]
References
- ↑ "Man Indicted in Slaying." The Washington Post Aug 23 1997. ProQuest. Web. 30 July 2016.
- ↑ "Murder Acquittal." The Washington Post Oct 24 1997. ProQuest. Web. 30 July 2016.
- ↑ Mooar, Brian. "Two Boys Drown in Fairfax." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Aug 15 1997. ProQuest. Web. 15 July 2016.
- ↑ Finn, Peter. "2 Workers Killed, 1 Injured at Construction Site; Crane being Erected for Hotel Project Collapses in Va." The Washington Post: D, 3:3. Aug 29 1997.ProQuest. Web. 19 June 2016.
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