‘Our attention is on supporting one another’: Family of Dr. Cerina Fairfax asks for privacy, space after shooting
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Key Points:
- Cerina Fairfax and her husband, former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, were found dead in their Annandale home in a murder-suicide, with Justin Fairfax killing his wife before taking his own life amid a contentious divorce.
- Police indicated that Justin Fairfax had recently been served court paperwork related to an upcoming proceeding, which may have triggered the shooting; he had been ordered to move out by the end of April but was still living in the house.
- Court records reveal Justin Fairfax struggled with mental and emotional health issues following a failed political campaign in 2013 and a 2019 sexual assault scandal, with a history of heavy drinking and withdrawal from his family.
- The couple’s teenage children were home during the incident but were unharmed; the family has requested privacy while coping with the tragedy.
- Cerina Fairfax was remembered by patients at her dental office as kind and compassionate, with an outpouring of support following the incident.
