Ex-Virginia deputy governor kills wife and himself in murder-suicide, police say

Investigators say Justin Fairfax shot his wife, Cerina, multiple times before turning the gun on himself.

The former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, Justin Fairfax, and his wife, Cerina, were found dead inside their home in Northern Virginia. Officials said it was a murder-suicide. Fairfax County police spokesperson Chris Cosgriff said, “Preliminarily, it appears that the adult male shot the adult female before shooting himself in a domestic-related incident.”

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax fatally shot his estranged wife, Dr. Cerina Fairfax, before killing himself in their Annandale, Virginia home, police reported. The tragedy occurred shortly before a court-ordered deadline for Fairfax to vacate the house due to ongoing divorce proceedings. Their teenage children were present at the time, and the couple had been living separately within the same home.

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Justin Fairfax fatally shot his wife, Dr. Cerina W. Fairfax, before turning the gun on himself in their Annandale, Virginia home, according to Fairfax County Police. The incident occurred amid a messy divorce, with Fairfax recently served court paperwork. The couple's two teenage children were home during the shooting but were unharmed.

Police in Virginia say Justin Fairfax, the state’s former lieutenant governor, shot and killed his wife and then fatally shot himself. Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said Thursday that both were found dead at their northern Virginia home after the couple’s teenage son called 911 shortly after midnight. The police chief said the couple was going through a divorce.