🌱 FCPD Investigate Murder-Suicide + Fentanyl Peddler Pleads Guilty

Good morning, Fairfax City. I'm here in your inbox today to get you caught up on everything you need to know about what's going on in town. Hope you all have a great day.

But first, your local weather:

• Thursday: Showers around in the morning. High: 68 Low: 42.
• Friday: Cooler with periods of rain. High: 46 Low: 42.

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Here are the top three stories today in Fairfax City:

1. The Fairfax County Police Department is investigating a murder-suicide after an elderly couple was found dead in a home on the 8900 block of Walker Street in Fairfax on Feb. 28. Police believe Janos John Gertler, 86, shot his wife, 73-year-old Eva Anna Vas, and then shot himself. (Fairfax Patch)
2. On Mar. 1, a Fairfax fentanyl peddler, 50-year-old Calvin Ray Brown, plead guilty to conspiracy to sell at least 900 grams of illegal drugs. Between March and April 2022, Brown and a co-conspirator sold counterfeit pills containing fentanyl multiple times to an undercover detective and a Fairfax County Police Department confidential source. Brown, who faces a minimum of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life imprisonment, will be sentenced on Jun. 26. (FOX 5 DC)
3. The Louise Archer School, the Tinner Hill neighborhood, Clifton Primitive Baptist Church, and other locations in Fairfax County are eligible to be designated as historic places. Any sites linked to African American history in the county appear in a draft of the "African American Historic Resources Survey Report" that was released on Feb. 23. The county is asking residents to share feedback and their thoughts on the report on Friday, Mar. 24 or at a virtual community meeting on the report’s findings on Mar. 6. (Tysons Reporter)

Today and tomorrow in Fairfax City:

Thursday, March 2

• Business After Hours: Networking, Food, & Drinks At Lost Dog Cafe (5:30 PM)

Friday, March 3

• Creed III At Angelika Film Center (1:45 PM)
• Fairfax Art League - Game Night! At 10560 Main St., Suite LL-12 (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Mayor Catherine Read presented a proclamation acknowledging Fairfax City Restaurant Week from Mar. 6-12. Check out the participating restaurants here! (City of Fairfax Government via Facebook)
• One school in Fairfax County has had huge success with closing the learning gap from the pandemic. Brookfield Elementary School in Chantilly has a daily intervention class that is funded by the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. (WJLA)
• Are you looking for a life-changing career in public safety? Learn about joining the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department on Mar. 2 at Sherman Hall from 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m.! See all the event details here. (Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday! I'll see you around.

— Sean Peek

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