Former Dem Virginia Lt. Gov. kills wife, himself in shocking murder-suicide: police

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Former Democratic Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed his wife and then himself in a shocking murder-suicide early Thursday morning, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. 

"Justin Fairfax shot and killed – shot several times –  and killed his wife, ran to a different part of the home and then killed himself with the same firearm he just got unseen," said police chief Kevin Davis during a press conference on Thursday morning. 

Davis said the couple was no longer together even though they were still living in the same home. The couple was going through a divorce with upcoming court dates, according to the police chief, and that Fairfax had recently been served legal documents related to it.

Virginia Lieutenant Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) speaks during a news conference on June 4, 2020 in Richmond, Virginia.  (Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

"We know that because when Mr. Fairfax called us to their home back in January and alleged that his wife assaulted him in the home, we were able to go to those cameras and determine that the alleged assault never occurred," said Davis.

At the time, there were cameras in the home and investigators were able to corroborate that the alleged assault did not happen. 

"So that's the only time that the Fairfax County Police Department has ever been to the Fairfax home," he added.

There are several cameras set up in the home due to the divorce proceedings, according to Davis, who added that investigators plan to review the cameras.

"The allegation that Mr. Fairfax made in January that Mrs. Fairfax assaulted him was proven to be untrue." said Davis.

Fairfax served as the 41st lieutenant governor under Gov. Ralph Northam between Jan. 13, 2018, to Jan. 15, 2022.

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Fairfax was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before moving to Annandale. 

Fairfax shared two teenage children with his wife. Both children were present during the time of the murder. Davis said it is a "traumatic event for … those children to live through."

Then-Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax gestures during remarks before a meeting of the Campaign to reduce evictions at a church meeting room in Richmond, Va.  (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Fairfax was accused of sexual assault in 2019 when two women came forward. The Virginia politician denied the allegations. 

One of the women shared a graphic statement saying he forced her to perform oral sex back in 2004 during the Democratic National Convention in Boston, Fox News Digital previously reported.

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