Teen In Reston Deaths Mowed Nazi Swastika In Lorton Field: Report

RESTON, VA — The Lorton teenager accused of gunning down a husband and wife in Reston — after they stopped their daughter from dating the youth because of his reputed white supremacist views — is believed to have mowed a giant swastika into a field two months ago, according to a media report.

Police on Saturday charged a 17-year-old from Lorton in the murders of Scott Fricker, 48, and his wife, Buckley Kuhn-Fricker, 43. The suspect is believed to be the boyfriend of the couple's 16-year-old daughter; the family believed the boy had strong Neo-Nazi views. ABC 7 shared dispatch audio from Friday's shooting that left the husband and wife dead in Reston. Officials can be heard saying that Fricker's daughter called 911.
The shooting happened at a home in the 2600 block of Black Fir Court early Friday morning, Dec. 22.

Residents of Gunston Manor in Lorton told The Washington Post that the boy used a riding mower to carve a swastika about 40 feet across into the grass of a local field roughly two months ago. The neighbors debated whether to go to police or talk to the troubled teen’s family themselves, and eventually agreed to share their concerns with the youth's family. And now they wish they had alerted police.

Neighbor Penny Potter told the newspaper about the swastika incident to urge others to report early-warning signs or hateful acts or irrational behavior. “If you see something that makes you say ‘Huh,’ just call police. They can tell you if it’s appropriate,” Potter said.

The suspect's family has not commented on the shootings or accusations the boy faces.

In a statement, police said the teen was known to the couple and was confronted by them inside the home. The teen turned the gun on himself after allegedly shooting the couple and is currently in the hospital in life-threatening condition. Police have not released an update on his medical condition.

Friends and family members who spoke to The Washington Post said Kuhn-Fricker was discovered alarming tweets and messages on Twitter she believed were connected to her 16-year-old daughter's boyfriend. According to the report in the Post, Kuhn-Fricker alerted the principal of the school her daughter and boyfriend attended.

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Kuhn-Fricker's mother, Janet Kuhn, told The Post that her daughter thought the boy was indoctrinating the girl with white supremacist views.

"We can't allow her to see someone associated with Nazis," a friend recalled Kuhn-Fricker saying, according to the Post. "We don't associate with hate groups in our house."

The family reportedly staged an intervention on Dec. 20 with the girl and as the Post described it, "there was anger, crying and a long discussion about the Nazis," but the girl broke it off.

"My daughter and her husband found out about a lot of the Nazi stuff just this past week, and they forbid their daughter to see him again," Janet Kuhn told NBC Washington.

Janet Kuhn told the Post her daughter and son-in-law found the boyfriend in the girl's bedroom Friday morning. Fricker reportedly yelled at the boyfriend to get out when the shooting happened, according to Janet Kuhn's account.

There were four other people in the house during the shooting, but they were not hurt, ABC 7 reports.
Kuhn-Fricker owned an elder care business and Fricker worked at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The couple had a younger son and Kuhn-Fricker had two elder children from a previous marriage.

According to ABC 7, the family moved into this home just a few months ago.

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