Mohammad Yakien Afifi

Birth: 1 Mar 1943
Jerusalem, West Bank
Death: 27 Jun 1985 (aged 42)
Hampton City, Virginia, USA
Burial: National Memorial Park

Idylwood, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 38.8808778, Longitude: -77.2047861
Plot: FG-Islamic Garden Lot 34, Sp. 2
Memorial ID: 219215171 View Source

Son of Ahmad and Nadia Afifi.

Murdered by Herman Charles Barnes along with his employer during a robbery attempt at the grocery store owned by his employer. Mohammed attempted to help his boss by jumping on the assailant's back, but was shaken off and shot in the chest.

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Marie Eleana Blount Shields

1942–2022 (m. 1978)

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