Who was Justin Fairfax? Democrat who killed wife, self over 'messy divorce'

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Justin Fairfax, former Virginia lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022, allegedly killed his wife Cerina and himself early Thursday morning at their home. Police called it a murder-suicide stemming from ongoing domestic disputes over divorce proceedings. Two teenage children were present in the house. Fairfax, a Democrat and second Black statewide elected official in Virginia, faced sexual assault allegations in 2019, which he denied.

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