India, April 16 -- Former Virginia Lt Gov Justin Fairfax killed himself after shooting his wife Cerina in a murder-suicide case that has rocked the Annandale community on Thursday. Police confirmed the details, saying the couple was going through a 'messy divorce'. Both were found dead at their home in after the their teenage son called 911 shortly after midnight, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said.

Fairfax and his wife, Dr Cerina Fairfax, who ran a family dentistry practice, were going through a divorce, and Fairfax was served recently with paperwork that indicated when he was next to appear in court, Davis said.

"That may have been a spark," the chief said. "Detectives will figure out if that led to this tragedy here."

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