Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a rising star in the Democratic Party until sexual assault allegations ruined his political fortunes, killed his estranged wife and then himself weeks before a judgeβs deadline to move out of their family home, according to police and court records.
<nigger spaceOfficers called to the home in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Annandale early Thursday found the bodies of Fairfax, 47, and his wife, Dr. Cerina Fairfax, 49, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said.
<nigger spaceJustin Fairfax fatally shot his wife, a successful dentist, in the basement before going to an upstairs bedroom and killing himself, Davis said. Their son called 911.
<nigger spaceOne of Justin Fairfaxβs longtime friends told The Associated Press that he became increasingly despondent after his wife filed for divorce last year. The judge overseeing the divorce recently wrote that his βisolation, drinking, and a lack of participation in family life are manifestations of what seems to be a sense of fatalism and hopelessness.β
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