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4 p.m. update
Death Investigation – On August 24 at 1:30PM, the Department of Fire and Rescue responded to the 16900 block of Porters Inn Dr. in Dumfries (22026) to investigate an electrical fire. Upon arriving on scene, units located two workers, identified as a 46-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman in a lift basket, who were actively exposed to a live electrical wire. The investigation revealed that while working in the area, the two victims were elevated in the lift basket and came into contact with an active electrical wire. The power to the electrical line was shut down and the victims were eventually removed from the lift with the assistance of fire and rescue personnel who used an ariel ladder. The male victim was flown to an area hospital where he later died as a result of his injuries. The female victim was transported to an area hospital, where she is expected to survive.
Robert Hand says he won’t be intimidated or silenced after police visited his home after writing an email critical of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
Meanwhile, the man who forwarded that email to police and asked them to investigate, Rev. Cozy Bailey, the husband of sitting Potomac District Supervisor Andrea Bailey and member of the county police Citizens Advisory Board, broke his silence today.
Prince William County
Shooting into a Residential Dwelling – On August 23 at 8:30AM, officers responded to the Assembly Manassas Apartments located in the 10400 block of Butterfield St. in Manassas (20109) to investigate a destruction of property. A resident of an apartment reported to police that they located a hole in their living room furniture that morning. The investigation revealed that earlier that morning, an occupant of a neighboring apartment, later identified as the accused, fired a round into the ceiling of his apartment that traveled through the victim’s floor and furniture before lodging into the ceiling of the apartment.
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From Prince William fire and rescue:
Update 9 a.m. Wednesday, August 25
Response from George Mason University:
Republicans on the Prince Willliam Board of County Supervisors call on Police Chief Peter Newsham for answers after an officer visited the home of a resident critical of elected Democrats on the Board of County Supervisors.
The officer was sent to the home of a citizen they describe as a frequent critic of the Board of County Supervisors on August 4, less than 24 hours after elected officials received the email.
