Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and Wife Dead in Murder-Suicide
Justin Fairfax, a Democrat who served as Virginia’s 41st Lieutenant Governor under Ralph Northam, and his wife, Cerina, have died in what authorities are calling a murder-suicide. This comes as the couple was going through a contentious divorce, according to authorities.
Police were called to the Annandale home of Fairfax earlier this morning.
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The couple’s children are teenagers.
It sounds like the couple’s son made the call to 911.
A gun was recovered from the home.
According to a police news conference, authorities had responded to the house in January, when Fairfax called and said his wife had assaulted him. Cameras installed by Cerina Fairfax showed the assault didn’t take place.
Law enforcement said paperwork related to the ongoing divorce proceedings had been served yesterday, and they believe that’s what prompted the murder-suicide.
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