Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax fatally shot his spouse, Cerina, of their dwelling earlier than taking his personal life, police mentioned Thursday.
Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis advised reporters that there was an “ongoing home dispute surrounding a sophisticated, messy divorce.”
Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax speaks throughout a debate at Virginia State College in Petersburg, Va., April 6, 2021.
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Police responded to a home name on the couple’s Annandale, Virginia, dwelling in January, Davis mentioned, however no costs had been filed from that incident. The couple had been separated however nonetheless residing collectively inside the home, based on Davis.
“Former Lt Gov Fairfax was just lately served some paperwork related to an upcoming courtroom continuing that apparently led to this incident final night time,” he mentioned.
Davis mentioned that the taking pictures happened round midnight and the couple’s two teenage kids had been inside the house.
Their son, the eldest youngster, known as 911, based on Davis.
“[It’s] a traumatic occasion for these kids to dwell by means of,” he mentioned.
Fairfax served because the state’s lieutenant governor between 2018 and 2022.
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