After being handed court paperwork concerning divorce proceedings, a former lieutenant governor of Virginia shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself, authorities say.
Justin Fairfax, 47, shot and killed his wife, Cerina Fairfax, before fatally shooting himself, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis stated, describing the situation as an apparent murder-suicide during a press conference streamed by Richmond CBS affiliate WTVR. Both the husband and wife were pronounced dead at the scene of their Annandale, Virginia, home.
“From what I understand in this early stage … former Lieutenant Governor Fairfax was recently served some paperwork associated with an upcoming court proceeding,” Davis said of the couple’s apparently “complicated or messy divorce.” On Wednesday night, Justin and Cerina Fairfax were at their home along with their two teenage children…