October 1996
Events that took place in Fairfax County in October, 1996:
- October 17 – After robbing the Riggs Bank in the Tysons Corner Center, 31-year-old Tariq M. Khan gets into a gunfight with Fairfax County Police Officer Troy S. Payne, Jr. and is shot to death.[1][2]
- October 28 – 16-year-old Jason M. Garrison pleads guilty to first-degree murder for his part in the December 16, 1995 murder of Jonathan Hall.[3]
- October 28 – 23-year-old Charles A. Moore enters an Alford plea to murder for setting the fire in his ex-girlfriend's Alexandria condo on November 18, 1995 that killed both his 2-year-old daughter Monique and his ex-girlfriend's other child, 5-year-old Darrion T. McCoy.[4]
- October 28 – Fairfax County Executive William J. Leidinger is fired by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in a 7-2 vote.[5]
References
- ↑ Fountain, John W. "Bank Robber Killed at Tysons Corner; Officer Wounded in Shootout that Shocked Shoppers, Mall Workers." The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext): 0. Oct 18 1996. ProQuest. Web. 21 Mar. 2014.
- ↑ "Tysons Robber Identified." The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext): 0. Oct 19 1996. ProQuest. Web. 21 Mar. 2014.
- ↑ Fountain, John W. "Va. Youth Pleads Guilty to Murdering 13-Year-Old." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Oct 29 1996. ProQuest. Web. 2 Feb. 2014.
- ↑ "Va. Man Facing 2 Life Terms in Tots' Fire Deaths." The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext): 0. Oct 29 1996. ProQuest. Web. 10 Nov. 2014.
- ↑ Lipton, Eric, and Tod Robberson. "Fairfax Supervisors Sack County Executive." The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext): A.01. National Newspapers Core. Oct 29 1996. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
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