Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife inside their Virginia home and then killed himself, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said.
The shooting stemmed from an ongoing domestic dispute surrounding “what seems to be a complicated or messy divorce,” Davis said.
Fairfax County police responded to the home in Annandale, Virginia, shortly after midnight, where they found a man and woman dead inside, Capt. Chris Cosgriff said earlier. There is no threat to the community, and detectives are investigating, according to police.
Fairfax served as lieutenant governor under Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam from 2018 to 2022. He also ran for governor of Virginia in 2021.
Fairfax faced calls for resignation following sexual assault allegations against him in 2019.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
