Overview
- Fairfax County police said Justin Fairfax, 47, shot his wife, Cerina, at their Annandale home and then killed himself shortly after midnight Thursday.
- The couple’s two teenagers were inside the house, and their son called 911; the children are now with relatives with support from police victim services.
- Detectives say Fairfax shot Cerina multiple times in the basement, then died by suicide in the primary bedroom using the same gun, and they have recovered the firearm and are collecting evidence.
- Police describe a long-running domestic dispute during a contentious divorce and say Fairfax was recently served court paperwork setting his next hearing date.
- Investigators are reviewing footage from multiple cameras installed in the home, and they say a January call in which Fairfax alleged his wife assaulted him was not supported by video.