US EditionFormer Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills his wife and then himself, police say
Police say preliminary evidence points to a domestic-related murder-suicide, and the victims have not yet been identified.
- Police discovered the bodies of former Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax and his wife, Cerina, at their residence in Annandale early Thursday morning after a welfare check was requested.
- Preliminary findings from the Fairfax County Police Department indicate that the 47-year-old former official shot his wife before turning the weapon on himself.
- The incident has sent shockwaves through the Virginia political community, prompting former Governor Ralph Northam to issue a statement expressing that he and his family are "devastated" by the news.
- Fairfax served as the state's 41st lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022 and was the second African American elected to statewide office in Virginia's history.
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and his wife are dead in murder-suicide, police say
Police said the couple was going through a divorce, and the shootings may have been sparked by paperwork he received. Fairfax was a rising star in the Democratic party several years ago before his chances of leading the state were derailed by sexual assault allegations.
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills wife, then himself, police say
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax fatally shot his wife, Cerina Fairfax, before taking his own life early Thursday at the family’s home in Annandale, Fairfax County police said, in what authorities described as a sudden…
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Kills Wife and Himself in Murder-Suicide: Police
Authorities said on April 16 that former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed his wife and then himself in a murder-suicide incident in Fairfax County, Virginia. “This has been an ongoing domestic dispute surrounding what seems to be a complicated or messy divorce,” Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said in a news conference on Thursday morning. “I don’t think it’s a secret that there’s been divorce proceedings that have been ongoing. F…
Former Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax was found dead Thursday after an apparent murder-suicide, TMZ has learned ... and we have a live stream currently showing what's happening outside of the house. The Fairfax County Police Department tells TMZ…
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