Former Virginia Lt. Gov. kills wife, self: The News4 Rundown
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“Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed his wife and himself at their home.”
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The claim is confirmed by multiple independent news sources (Google News, AOL/Reuters) and is explicitly documented in the Wikipedia entry for Justin Fairfax, which lists his death date as April 16, 2026, and describes the event as a murder-suicide.
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— The 2017 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2017. After the party primary elections were held, the major party nominees were Jill Vogel (Republican) and Justin Fairfax …
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— Justin Edward Fairfax (February 17, 1979 – April 16, 2026) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Fairfax
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— The governor of Virginia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as well as commander-in-chief of the state's national guard.
The first Constitution of 1776 created the office of g…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Virginia
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