Virginia’s former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, who was a rising star in the Democratic party several years ago before his career was derailed by sexual assault allegations, fatally shot his wife before killing himself,

The former lieutenant governor of Virginia, Justin Fairfax, killed himself and his wife, Cerina Fairfax, at their home just after midnight on Thursday, according to the police.

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife and then turned the gun on himself what police described as a murder-suicide in their home in Annandale, Virginia, police said Thursday.

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. Their two teenage children were in the house at the time,

Virginia's former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax fatally shot his wife before dying by suicide. Police described the murder-suicide as a domestic dispute surrounding their divorce.

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax died early Thursday morning of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after fatally shooting his wife, Fairfax County police said. The couple was in the middle of a complicated divorce,

Justin Fairfax, a former lieutenant governor of Virginia whose tenure was upended by allegations of sexual assault, shot and killed his wife Cerina Fairfax on Thursday before killing himself, police said.

Former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife Cerina Fairfax in a murder-suicide inside their home, according to Fairfax County police.