Virginia’s former Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax shot and killed spouse with their children at residence: Latest updates
Former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, Justin Fairfax, and his wife, Cerina Fairfax, were found dead at their home Thursday morning in an apparent murder-suicide amid their “messy divorce,” law enforcement said.
Fairfax, 47, shot his wife several times in the basement of their home before going upstairs to the primary bedroom and shooting himself, Kevin Davis, the Fairfax County police chief, said in a press conference.
The couple’s teenage children were home when the incident occurred.
Davis said the couple had been involved in an “ongoing domestic dispute surrounding a complicated or messy divorce.”
Fairfax and his wife were in the early stages of divorce proceedings and were still living together, but separated. Davis said Fairfax called police in January with accusations that his wife assaulted him – however, law enforcement said cameras determined the assault “never occurred.”
Fairfax, a Democrat, served as Lieutenant Governor from 2018 to 2022. He was accused of sexual assault by two women in 2019 and faced calls for resignation – though he denied the allegations and finished his term.
Virginia’s former Lt Governor kills wife and self as ‘messy’ divorce turns deadly, cops say
Former Virginia Lieutenant Gov. Justin Fairfax and his wife were found dead at their home in a murder-suicide Thursday morning amid going through a “messy divorce,” police said.
The 47-year-old Democrat, who served from 2018 to 2022, shot and killed his wife, Cerina Fairfax, before he shot himself shortly after midnight Thursday, Fairfax County police said at a press conference.
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Welcome to The Independent’s live blog coverage of the murder-suicide of former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and his wife, Cerina Fairfax.
Police announced Thursday morning Justin Fairfax had shot his wife just after midnight before shooting himself at their home in Annandale, Virginia.
The couple’s teenage children were home at the time.
Source: independent.co.uk
