Springfield Mall was a large indoor shopping mall near the Springfield Interchange , the intersection of Interstate highways I-95 and I-495 . It contained several anchor stores and a food court . In 2001 , two of the hijackers in the September 11 attacks , Hani Hanjour and Khalid al-Mihdhar , illegally obtained state identification at the mall 's DMV office . In 2005 , gang members stabbed two people at the mall . and a fatal shooting occurred in December 2007
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Springfield, Virginia