Overview
- Police in Fairfax County say the 47-year-old shot Cerina Fairfax and then died by suicide inside the Annandale home early Thursday.
- Two teenage children were inside the house, and one called 911 to report the attack.
- Detectives recovered a single firearm believed to have been used in both shootings and are reviewing footage from multiple cameras inside the home.
- Police describe a protracted divorce with recent court notices as the backdrop, and a January assault claim by Justin Fairfax was not supported by the in-home videos.
- The children are now with grandparents and other relatives with support from the department’s victim services team.