Virginia’s former Lt Governor kills wife and self as ‘messy’ divorce turns deadly, cops say

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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.

The couple had been “in an ongoing domestic dispute surrounding what seems to be a complicated or messy divorce,” said county police chief Kevin Davis.

“From what I understand at this early stage, [Justin Fairfax] was recently served some paperwork associated with an upcoming court proceeding. That apparently led to this incident last night,” Davis said.

Their two teenage children were at the family’s Annandale home at the time of the shootings and their son called 911, Davis added.

Justin Fairfax, the former lieutenant governor of Virginia, shot and killed his wife, Cerina Fairfax, at their home in a murder-suicide, police saidopen image in gallery
Justin Fairfax, the former lieutenant governor of Virginia, shot and killed his wife, Cerina Fairfax, at their home in a murder-suicide, police said (FairfaxJustin/ X)

Davis said officers responded to the home in January after Justin Fairfax alleged his wife had assaulted him, which police found to be untrue.

“There are several cameras set up inside the house. Apparently. Mrs. Fairfax, at some point during these divorce proceedings, set up a lot of cameras inside the home,” Davis said. “We reviewed those cameras, and we corroborated that the alleged assault never occurred. So, there was no arrest made.”

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