A man killed a woman before taking his own life in a suspected murder-suicide at a $1 million home in Annandale, Virginia, a property owned by former lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax, according to reports early Thursday.

Officers with the Fairfax County Police Department were dispatched to the residence on Guinevere Drive shortly after midnight following a 911 call. The caller reported that he believed his father had stabbed his mother.

Property records reviewed by media outlets confirm that the home belongs to Fairfax, 47, and his wife, Cerina, 49. Authorities have not publicly identified the deceased, and a press conference was expected.

When officers arrived, they found a woman inside the home unconscious and bleeding. Authorities later determined she had been shot.

The couple’s son, whose age has not been disclosed, told officers he did not know where his father was.

Investigators later located the man elsewhere in the home with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Both individuals were pronounced dead at the scene.

“It is high profile in nature, it’s tragic in nature. Certainly a fall from grace for a relatively high profile family that seemingly had had a lot of things going in their favor,” said Kevin Davis.

“So tragic for the children to lose both parents, extra tragic for them to actually be in the home when it occurred. So yeah, there’s a lot going on.”

Police said the couple had been married for 20 years but were separated and still living together during ongoing divorce proceedings. Court records show Cerina filed for divorce in July of last year.

“This has been an ongoing domestic dispute surrounding what seems to be a complicated or messy divorce,” Davis said.

“I don’t think it’s a secret that there’s been a divorce proceedings that have been ongoing. From what I understand in this early stage, former Lieutenant Governor Fairfax was recently served some paperwork associated with an upcoming court proceeding that apparently led to this incident last night.”

Fairfax, a Democrat, served as Virginia’s lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022 and was once considered a rising political figure. In 2019, he faced allegations from two women accusing him of sexual assault in separate incidents dating back to the early 2000s. He denied the claims, calling them false and politically motivated. No criminal charges were filed, and he remained in office through the end of his term. He later ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2021.

According to prior reporting cited by the New York Post, police had responded to the home earlier this year after Fairfax accused his wife of assault. Investigators later concluded the claim was false after reviewing footage from cameras inside the residence. The reason for the installation of the cameras and the couple’s separation has not been publicly clarified.

According to a source cited by Fox News and described as being provided by the Trump administration, Senator Adam Schiff is reportedly the subject of a criminal investigation related to potential mortgage fraud.

On *The Ingraham Angle*, Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham reported Tuesday night that the source indicated the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland is conducting the investigation, which could potentially lead to charges tied to mortgage fraud.

Fox News further reported that the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) submitted a criminal referral to the Department of Justice, alleging that Schiff falsified bank documents and property records on multiple occasions to obtain more favorable loan terms. The development follows reports that surfaced about a month earlier.

In a 2011 affidavit, Schiff—then serving as a member of Congress—identified a property in Montgomery County, Maryland, as his principal residence.

Schiff also owns a condominium in Burbank, California, which he listed as his primary address as recently as 2023 during his U.S. Senate campaign.

According to Fox News Digital, Schiff’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In May, the director of the FHFA sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche outlining the allegations against Schiff.

Fox News also reported that a memo from Fannie Mae’s financial crimes investigations unit alleged that Schiff engaged in “a sustained pattern of possible occupancy misrepresentation” involving five Fannie Mae-backed loans.

According to the letter, Schiff and his wife purchased a home in Potomac, Maryland, in 2003 for $870,000. They obtained a $610,000, 30-year mortgage backed by Fannie Mae at a 5.625% interest rate, asserting the property would serve as their primary residence.

The letter further states that Schiff and his wife continued to list the Maryland property as their principal residence in refinancing documents filed in 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013, while Schiff was representing California in Congress.

Fox News obtained a copy of the 2011 affidavit in which Schiff affirmed the Maryland home as his primary residence.

According to reporting cited by Fox, the property was not designated as a secondary residence until 2020.

Additionally, Schiff reportedly claimed a homeowner’s tax exemption on his Burbank condominium during the same period, asserting it as his primary residence—resulting in an estimated $7,000 reduction in property taxes.

A spokeswoman for Schiff stated in 2023 that “Adam’s primary residence is Burbank, California, and will remain so when he wins the Senate seat.”

The FHFA official concluded that the alleged conduct could constitute violations of federal criminal statutes, including wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, and making false statements to financial institutions.

Schiff “appears to have falsified records in order to receive favorable loan terms, and also appears to have been aware of the financial benefits of a primary residence mortgage when compared to a secondary residence mortgage,” the official wrote.