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A domestic fight, a gun, and a Virginia tragedy

April 22, 2026 Kunle Falayi

A police officer puts cordon tape on a hydrant outside the home of former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, after he shot and killed his wife Cerina Fairfax and himself, according to police, in Annandale, Virginia, U.S, April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

The murder-suicide of a former state official and his wife reveals a common thread in family violence

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In Criminal Justice, Health Tags crime, homicide, suicide, Guns, gun violence

Virginia anti-violence programs slashed in federal cuts

December 30, 2025 Guest User

Alex De Paula, former program director of Safer Together, speaks about the anti-violence initiative in April 2024, at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk, Virginia. The three-year, $2 million program was cancelled this year after the Trump administration stopped funding its federal grant. (handout photo)

A Portsmouth nonprofit built a program to aid victims of gun violence in Hampton Roads. It was one of several anti-crime projects in Virginia to lose its funding to the Trump administration’s cuts this year.

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In Federal Government, Social Services, State Government, politics Tags safety, Guns, crime

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