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Lawmakers share heartbreak after former Lt. Gov. Fairfax killed his wife and himself — Mark R. Warner | ChamberLight
News / Local News / WTOP News 3 min read Senator Warner, for whom Justin Fairfax previously co-chaired a campaign, offered prayers for the family following the murder-suicide.
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Former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax and his wife died in an apparent murder-suicide, prompting an outpouring of grief and calls for domestic violence awareness from top Virginia and D.C. political leaders.
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Senator offering condolences
Representative mourning Dr. Cerina Fairfax
ALSO MENTIONED Justin Fairfax, subject of murder-suicide investigation; Ghazala Hashmi, Lieutenant Governor offering statement; Jason Miyares, Former Attorney General offering condolences; Kenyan McDuffie, D.C. Council member and family friend
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