January 1972
Events that took place in Fairfax County in January, 1972:
- January 2 – Upset over being drafted, 19-year-old Angus E. Wooten, Jr. commits suicide by jumping from the balcony of his father's 10th-floor apartment at the Munson Hill Towers apartments at 6129 Leesburg Pike in Falls Church.[1]
- January 7 – Mark W. Tucker is sentenced to 5 years in prison by Judge Percy Thornton for fatally shooting his mother, Mary J. Tucker, in July 1970.[2]
- January 8 – 21-year-old Linda A. Jackson settles an argument with her 27-year-old husband Sidney by shooting him in the chest at the intersection of Cumberland and Amherst Avenues in Springfield. Sidney Jackson is pronounced dead on arrival at Alexandria Hospital.[3][4]
- January 27 – 26-year-old police informant William H. Phillips fatally shoots 26-year-old pool hall manager Steven Staton in the face with a 12-gauge shotgun in the Jack & Jill Cue Club in the Willston Shopping Center near the Seven Corners area of Falls Church.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Fairfax Youth Plunges 10 Stories, Suicide Ruled." Evening Star, 3 Jan. 1972, Four Star NIGHT FINAL, p. 26. NewsBank. Accessed 29 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ Bredemeier, Kenneth. "Slayer of Mother Gets 5-Year Term." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): B4. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Jan 08 1972. Web. 2 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ "Wife Charged in Mate's Death." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jan 10 1972. ProQuest. Web. 27 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "Wife Charged In Slaying of Springfield Man." Evening Star, 10 Jan. 1972, Four Star NIGHT FINAL, p. 5. NewsBank, . Accessed 27 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "Informer Arrested in Slaying." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 2. Jan 28 1972. ProQuest. Web. 16 Aug. 2016.
- ↑ Whitaker, Joseph D. "Police Informer Convicted of Murder." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 2. Dec 30 1972.ProQuest. Web. 16 Aug. 2016.
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