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Police ID man killed at Fairfax County worksite

A man was killed at a worksite in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Tuesday.

The Fairfax County police said in a statement on Wednesday that Chris Baransky, 54, of Woodbridge, was hit by a front loader at a worksite on Richmond Highway, in Lorton, at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The police said Baransky was working in the yard when another worker, who didn’t see him, hit him with the front loader.

The police said the medical examiner is doing an autopsy. The police don’t suspect criminal activity, but detectives and the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating.

Woman found fatally stabbed near Great Falls

A woman who had apparently been stabbed to death was found in the area of Great Falls, Virginia, Monday morning, Fairfax County police said. A community member out for a morning run noticed the woman lying outside her vehicle in the 8800 block of Georgetown Pike in McLean. He contacted police at around 7 a.m.
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