Former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax is one of two people found dead early this morning (Thursday) after an apparent murder-suicide in Annandale.
Fairfax, 47, shot and killed his wife, 49-year-old Cerina Wanzer Fairfax, before turning the gun on himself inside the family’s home in the 8100 block of Guinevere Drive, the Fairfax County Police Department confirmed.
A Lorton man has been convicted of murder after he shot his girlfriend last year, though he claimed to police that she had died by suicide.
Huy Tien Nguyen, 48, was convicted of second-degree murder by a Fairfax County Circuit Court jury today (Monday), a charge that could result in up to 40 years in prison, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced.
Fairfax County police are investigating an apparent case of deadly domestic violence that occurred in West Falls Church late last month.
Ana Maria Mena Membreno of Alexandria died last week (Sept. 5) after being transported to a local hospital in life-threatening condition days earlier, the Fairfax County Police Department said.
A deputy with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office was charged last week with assaulting a family member at the Camden Fairfax Corner Apartments in Fair Oaks.
Fairfax County police officers responded at 4:43 p.m. on Friday (Aug. 29) to what was initially described as a report of a woman brandishing a weapon in the 4200 block of Summit Corner Drive, according to the police scanner.
A 78-year-old man from Fair Oaks who killed his wife after she admitted to having an affair has died before the case was adjudicated.
Behruze Dorbayan died June 17 — nearly a year after telling police that he stabbed his wife of 50 years inside their home in the 3900 block of Highland Oaks Drive.
A Chantilly woman was killed on Saturday (May 24) in an apparent case of domestic violence, police say.
Police officers and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to the 16000 block of Bromall Court in Chantilly at 7:48 p.m. for a possible cardiac arrest stemming from an assault, according to the police scanner.
Fairfax County police are investigating a fatal shooting in Chantilly that’s being described as domestic in nature.
Officers responded to a home in the 13000 block of Pennypacker Lane around 6:09 a.m. today (Friday) after getting a 911 call reporting that multiple gunshots had been fired inside the house.
A jury has found a Maryland man guilty of shooting his ex-girlfriend at Mount Vernon’s Mallard Court Apartments.
Collins Agyei, 29, of Prince George’s County was convicted of malicious wounding and using a firearm in the commission of a felony for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend six times on Feb. 7, 2023, the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office confirmed Tuesday (Dec. 17).
A beauty supply donation drive organized by the Fairfax County Police Department to support individuals who have experienced domestic violence is coming to a close.
Set to end after today (Thursday), the campaign got a boost earlier this week from the Great Clips hair salons in Reston and Fairfax City, which contributed “several hundred dollars” worth of beauty supplies, according to a press release.
A man held in custody at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center died last weekend.
John Boos, 37, was found “unresponsive” in his cell by a sheriff’s deputy Saturday night (Sept. 21), prompting the deputy to call a medical emergency, the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) announced on Monday (Sept. 23).
