{"id":1885715,"date":"2026-04-16T14:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1885715"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:10:12","slug":"dispatch-audio-in-former-virginia-lt-gov-justin-fairfaxs-murder-suicide-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1885715","title":{"rendered":"Dispatch Audio in Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax&#8217;s Murder-Suicide, Listen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9a\/16by9\/2026\/04\/16\/9aec0796d7074d2985d4f44e2d5570b2_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Dispatch Audio in Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax&#8217;s Murder-Suicide, Listen<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Justin Fairfax Murder-Suicide<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Son Finds Mom on Ground, Calls 911<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Listen to Dispatch Call<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-16T07:10:12-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              April 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:10 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-5fb5cf76c65b62fda75667563f428fc6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-3844b7c9-0c73-4aad-bf18-f5cf9c2193cc-2038815642-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/46\/16by9\/2026\/04\/16\/46892bd1e5c944568042557aed892c06_md.png\" alt=\"Justin-Fairfax-audio-1 (1)\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-3844b7c9-0c73-4aad-bf18-f5cf9c2193cc-2038815642-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">GRUESOME DISPATCH AUDIO<\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Broadcastify.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f0f3798422216f03bdc5d6ef825ea096\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The son of former Virginia Lt. Governor <strong>Justin Fairfax<\/strong> called 911 after Justin allegedly shot his wife and then himself &#8230; and we have the harrowing dispatch audio.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a65e802b2e6a0bb070471d5d595f5604\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>According to the audio, the incident was initially called in as a stabbing. The dispatcher is heard saying that Justin&#8217;s wife, <strong>Cerina<\/strong>, is lying on the ground with holes in her shirt.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ecf1ae48e4ed9272e3725d90f249c474\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The son didn&#8217;t immediately know where his dad was, according to the audio, but saw that his car was still there.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fb38069fbc443c40d2575adf5404fcd9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-046062b0-14d3-40ac-9e5d-aacf8493ade6\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/04\/16\/justin-fairfax-suicide\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:046062b0-14d3-40ac-9e5d-aacf8493ade6\" data-context='{\"name\":\"gallery-block\",\"section\":\"permalink\"}' data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:8c9addc3-a094-4dc2-af0d-07b9460a7114\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7e\/4by3\/2026\/04\/16\/7e97b482d1094fcbbd5a1bdad13c002e_md.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Fairfax Suicide -- On The Scene\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">On The Scene<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">FOX 5 DC<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fdd76293bd251cc109655a2529d1657b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Later, an emergency responder tells the dispatcher he&#8217;s found Justin, 47, at the home with no pulse, referring to him as an &#8220;obvious D.O.A.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-de2e0364ff7e27a138e5ba0456322739\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Police tell TMZ, cameras inside the home corroborate the account of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/16\/former-virginia-lt-gov-confirmed-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>murder-suicide<\/strong><\/a>. We&#8217;re told Justin shot his wife dead before turning the gun on himself. Fairfax County Police told TMZ &#8230; Cerina&#8217;s body was found in the basement and Justin&#8217;s in the bedroom.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bdfd7d8a9c8cf514a62dd86572c7a831\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-c8fa3f02-ce4d-4282-a2e2-15b40d835901-405763737-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d7\/16by9\/2026\/04\/16\/d7500236d12f40b6925efb933c60d781_md.png\" alt=\"041626 justin fairfax presser kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-c8fa3f02-ce4d-4282-a2e2-15b40d835901-405763737-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">THE CHILLING DETAILS<\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">FOX 5 DC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b2a5114ce6dc49e317e53b14683f4954\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Justin and Cerina wed in 2006 but were reportedly going through a &#8220;complicated&#8221; divorce. They had two children &#8212; both of whom were reportedly home at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2c3eb301d43ad033a68559c3e4b25d9d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><em>If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. 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Gov. Justin Fairfax&#8217;s Murder-Suicide, Listen Justin Fairfax Murder-SuicideSon Finds Mom on Ground, Calls 911Listen to Dispatch Call Exclusive By TMZ Staff Published April 16, 2026 7:10 AM PDT GRUESOME DISPATCH AUDIO Broadcastify.com The son of former Virginia Lt. 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