Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and his wife were found dead in Annandale in a potential murder-suicide, police say.

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife and then turned the gun on himself in a murder-suicide in their home in Annandale, Virginia, police said Thursday.

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife inside their Virginia home and then killed himself, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said. Their two teenage children were in the house at the time,

Virginia's former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax fatally shot his wife before dying by suicide. Police described the murder-suicide as a domestic dispute surrounding their divorce.

Fairfax County police chief holders presser announcing that Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax is dead. (Credit: Fairfax County Police Department/Facebook)

Virginia’s former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a rising star in the Democratic party several years ago before his career was derailed by sexual assault allegations, killed his wife before killing himself,

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife and then turned the gun on himself what police described as a murder-suicide in their home in Annandale, Virginia, police said Thursday.

Former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife Cerina Fairfax in a murder-suicide inside their home, according to Fairfax County police.