Virginia Ex-Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Kills Wife and Self, Police Say [View all]

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Justin Fairfax, a former lieutenant governor of Virginia, and his wife, Cerina Fairfax, were found dead in a murder-suicide at their home in Annandale, Va., shortly after midnight on Thursday, according to the county police.

The Fairfax County police chief said that Mr. Fairfax, 47, shot his wife and then himself. Their teenage children were home at the time, the police chief said.

Mr. Fairfax, a Democrat, served as the lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022. He was accused of sexual assault by two women in 2019, prompting calls for his resignation. Mr. Fairfax denied the allegations and finished his term. He then ran unsuccessfully for governor, losing in the primary to the former Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe in 2021.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/us/virginia-lt-governor-justin-fairfax-murder-wife-suicide.html

Horrifying news out of Virginia

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