Overview
- Fairfax, who authorities say opened fire just after midnight Thursday, is believed to have shot Cerina Fairfax in the basement before killing himself upstairs.
- Police link the violence to a difficult divorce, saying Fairfax was recently served court paperwork, with records showing Cerina Fairfax filed in July 2025 and a judge set an April 21 appearance.
- The couple’s two teenagers were in the house, and their son called 911; the children are now with relatives and receiving support from police victim services.
- Detectives say cameras installed in the home provided key evidence, and January footage contradicted Justin Fairfax’s earlier allegation that his wife assaulted him.
- Investigators are executing search warrants and gathering evidence, and they say the same firearm appears to have been used in both shootings; Fairfax’s political career had already stalled after 2019 sexual assault allegations he denied.