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Thursday, April 16, 2026

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife and then killed himself, Fairfax County police confirmed Thursday. Fairfax County police chief Kevin Davis said Fairfax shot his wife, who was in the basement, several times before running to the home's primary bedroom upstairs and killing himself with the same firearm.

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Have to guess there were some mental health issues there.

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In an average year in Virginia, 1,226 people die by guns; 1,624 are wounded.

59% of gun deaths in Virginia are suicides.

Nationally, every eleven minutes someone is killed with a firearm, either by an assailant, by their own hand, or by accident.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-16 09:49 AM | Reply

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