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George Mason professor fatally stabbed in Fairfax County; son charged
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George Mason professor fatally stabbed in Fairfax County; son charged
Matthew Delaney | mdelaney@wtop.com
March 3, 2022, 5:02 PM
A man has been charged with murder after his father was stabbed to death inside the family’s Fairfax County, Virginia, home on Wednesday, the police said. ... Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said that Axel Buschmann, 26, of Vienna, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his father, Michael Buschmann, 59, of Vienna, Wednesday evening. ... Michael Buschmann chaired the department of bioengineering and nanomedicine at George Mason University.
Around 5 p.m. Wednesday, 2nd Lt. Erin Weeks said, the police got multiple calls about a man who was walking down the road and covered in blood. ... Weeks said that responding officers arrived on the scene to find Axel Buschmann shirtless with his torso covered in blood. Davis added later that Buschmann was carrying a jacket of some kind and had knife underneath the jacket.
Weeks said that the officers calmly walked with Axel Buschmann toward the town of Vienna, and he discarded the knife during that time. Once officers were able to get Buschmann to sit down, he was taken to a hospital to have at least one significant stab wound in his chest treated. ... Based on some statements that Axel Buschmann had made to police, Weeks said, officers conducted a welfare check at his home on Palace Green Way.
When they arrived at the home, authorities noticed two feet on the floor when peering through the window. Officers entered through an unlocked door and pronounced Michael Buschmann dead on the scene due to “several stab wounds,” Davis said.
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George Mason professor fatally stabbed in Fairfax County; son charged
Matthew Delaney | mdelaney@wtop.com
March 3, 2022, 5:02 PM
A man has been charged with murder after his father was stabbed to death inside the family’s Fairfax County, Virginia, home on Wednesday, the police said. ... Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said that Axel Buschmann, 26, of Vienna, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his father, Michael Buschmann, 59, of Vienna, Wednesday evening. ... Michael Buschmann chaired the department of bioengineering and nanomedicine at George Mason University.
Around 5 p.m. Wednesday, 2nd Lt. Erin Weeks said, the police got multiple calls about a man who was walking down the road and covered in blood. ... Weeks said that responding officers arrived on the scene to find Axel Buschmann shirtless with his torso covered in blood. Davis added later that Buschmann was carrying a jacket of some kind and had knife underneath the jacket.
Weeks said that the officers calmly walked with Axel Buschmann toward the town of Vienna, and he discarded the knife during that time. Once officers were able to get Buschmann to sit down, he was taken to a hospital to have at least one significant stab wound in his chest treated. ... Based on some statements that Axel Buschmann had made to police, Weeks said, officers conducted a welfare check at his home on Palace Green Way.
When they arrived at the home, authorities noticed two feet on the floor when peering through the window. Officers entered through an unlocked door and pronounced Michael Buschmann dead on the scene due to “several stab wounds,” Davis said.
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