India, April 16 -- Former Virginia Lt Gov Justin Fairfax killed himself and his wife, Cerina Fairfax, at their home just after midnight on Thursday, officials confirmed. Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis described it as a murder-suicide, adding it was an ongoing domestic-related dispute surrounding a 'messy divorce'.

Davis said the family's two children - teenagers - were in the house when the incident occurred. He said it seems from the scene that Fairfax shot his wife in the home's basement and then ran upstairs to the primary bedroom, where he shot himself.

Years before the murder-suicide, Fairfax faced sexual assault allegations. The details and victim accounts have resurfaced now.

In 2019, two women publicly accused Fairfax ...