New Delhi, April 16 -- New details have emerged in the murder-suicide involving former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and his estranged wife Cerina Wanzer Fairfax, shedding light on their family, and circumstances leading up to the incident.

Authorities said the couple's two teenage children-son Cameron and daughter Carys-were inside their Annandale, Virginia home at the time of the shooting.

Their son Cameron, a high school student and basketball player, called 911 shortly after midnight, initially reporting that his mother had been attacked. Police later confirmed she had been shot.

Justin Fairfax had previously shared glimpses of family life on social media, posting photos from Cameron's basketball games and Carys' lacrosse tourna...