Summary
Justin Fairfax, former lieutenant governor of Virginia, died in a suspected murder-suicide after shooting his wife, Cenna Fairfax, at their home. Police said the couple was going through a difficult divorce and their teenage children were present during the incident.
Key Facts
- Justin Fairfax, 47, served as Virginia’s lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022.
- Fairfax shot his wife several times in the basement, killing her, before shooting himself in another part of their home in Annandale, Virginia.
- Fairfax County Police described the event as a suspected murder-suicide linked to ongoing domestic disputes.
- The couple was undergoing divorce proceedings but still lived together.
- Fairfax was recently served court paperwork related to the divorce before the incident.
- Their teenage children were home at the time of the shootings.
- In January, Fairfax had accused his wife of assault, but police found this claim was false after reviewing home cameras.
- Fairfax had previously faced sexual assault accusations in 2019, which he denied, saying the encounters were consensual.
