Virginia ex-Lt. Gov. Fairfax dies in murder-suicide ahead of eviction deadline
TL;DR
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax fatally shot his estranged wife and then killed himself in their Annandale home weeks before a judge ordered him to move out, with court records highlighting long-running marital strain, financial pressures, and mental-health struggles after the 2019 sexual assault allegations; their two teenage children were home at the time.
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- Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills his wife and then himself, police say CNN
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- Justin Fairfax, ex-lieutenant governor of Virginia, kills wife and himself The Guardian
- Virginia Ex-Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Kills Wife and Self, Police Say The New York Times
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