Justin Fairfax in Murder-Suicide

The shootings occurred just after midnight on Thursday while the couple's two teenage children were inside the residence.

Justin Fairfax, once a rising star in the Democratic Party, saw his political career derail in 2019 following multiple allegations of sexual assault.

Court documents reveal that he had recently been ordered to move out of the family home and was facing significant financial distress.

The tragic event has shocked the Virginia political community and brought renewed scrutiny to the scandals that ended his public life.