Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself, police say - WTOP

Police say former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife, Cerina Fairfax, then turned the gun on himself at their Annandale home; their teenage son reportedly found them. Fairfax had been a rising Democratic figure whose career was damaged by sexual-assault allegations, and the deaths have renewed attention to high-profile domestic violence cases. The recent Tennessee case—where a veteran accused of shooting his wife was found dead after a manhunt and appears to have died by suicide—adds to a pattern of incidents in which suspects in alleged spousal killings end up dead, complicating investigations and public scrutiny.