Virginia’s former Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax shot and killed wife with their kids at home: Latest updates

Liveupdated{"lang":"en","timestamp":1776348375}NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsVirginia’s former Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax shot and killed wife with their kids at home: Latest updatesFairfax was accused of sexual assault by two women in 2019, while serving as the lieutenant governor of Virginia Jasmine Fernández Thursday 16 April 2026 15:06 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959071","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/justin-fairfax-virginia-suicide-wife-murder-live-updates-b2959071.html","title":"Virginia ex-Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed wife then self while their kids were home"}}CloseVirginia’s Former Lt Governor Kills Wife And Self In Murder-suicide, Cops SayThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEvenin...