Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and wife found dead

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Justin Fairfax and his wife were found dead inside a home on April 16, the Fairfax County Police Department reported. Police Chief Ken Davis confirmed the deaths to reporters.

Davis said the case is being investigated as a potential murder-suicide and that Justin Fairfax apparently shot his wife before shooting himself.

"This has been on ongoing domestic dispute surrounding what seems to be a complicated or messy divorce," Davis said during a press conference outside the home.

Officers responded to a home shortly after midnight on Guinevere Drive for a death investigation report and arriving officers found the couple dead inside, police Captain Chris Cosgriff said. This is a developing story.