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Falling Tree Kills Marine Corps Web Developer In Virginia
Support was surging for the family of a Virginia man killed by a falling tree this weekend.
Not only did the Lee family lose its home, they lost its patriarch.
Kenneth Allan Lee, Jr., a web developer for the U.S. Marine Corps, died on Sunday, July 30, when a tree fell on his Holly Hill Drive home amid a "tornado-like" storm, according to a GoFundMe for the family and county police.
Lee, 43, leaves behind his wife, Rachel, and daughters, Matilda and Amelia.
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Virginia Man Killed By Off-Duty Officer In DC (Update)
A Virginia man was shot and killed by an off-duty police officers over the weekend in Washington DC, authorities said.
Lazarus Wilson, 23, of Dumfries, was spotted by a pair of Metro Police Department officers holding a gun during a confrontation on the 800 block of Wharf Street around 9:15 p.m. Saturday, July 16, MPD said.
The officer told Wilson to drop the gun, but he didn't, and so one of the officers fired his service weapon, striking Wilson, police said.
DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported Wilson to an area hospital. After all life-savi…