ROANOKE TIMES
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DATE: Thursday, December 19, 1996 TAG: 9612190080
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-3 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: DALE CITY
A Pennsylvania man was killed early Wednesday when he stopped with his family at an Interstate 95 rest area in Prince William County, police said.
The man, who was returning to Pennsylvania from South Carolina, apparently was shot while he was in the restroom, Virginia State Police spokeswoman Lucy Caldwell said.
Police did not release his name or hometown.
The incident occurred at the rest area between Dale City and Dumfries shortly after 3 a.m., Caldwell said.
``He assisted a handicapped female family member to the restroom, then he went to the restroom himself,'' she said. ``Family members who were waiting for him realized it was taking too long.''
Police are investigating robbery as a possible motive and interviewed possible witnesses at the rest area, which is staffed around the clock by Virginia Department of Transportation employees.
Police are looking for the driver of a 1984 or 1985 silver or gray four-door Toyota Camry seen speeding away from the rest area, Caldwell said.
Caldwell said Virginia state troopers patrol rest areas on a 24-hour basis.
- Associated Press
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