Former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax and his estranged wife, Cerina Fairfax, died in an apparent murder-suicide. News broke in April 2026 that Justin shot Cerina "several times" inside their home. He allegedly shot himself moments later in a different part of the property. "This has been an ongoing domestic dispute surrounding what seems to be a complicated or messy divorce. So far what we know is what you know," police chief Kevin Davis said in a press conference. "There seems to be divorce proceedings that have been ongoing.