The teenage son of former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax placed a frantic 911 call after finding his mother lying on the floor bleeding.
Fairfax County emergency services dispatch audio reviewed by The Post reveals the couple’s 16-year-old son, Cameron, initially believed his mother, Cerina, had been stabbed.
The teenage son of former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax placed a frantic 911 call after finding his mother lying on the floor bleeding. Kyle Mazza-CNP for New York Post
Embattled former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed his wife, Cerina Fairfax, before killing himself in their Virginia home, police say. Facebook / Justin Fairfax“Caller stating that his dad might have stabbed his mom and that she’s lying on the ground bleeding, can see holes in her shirt. Unknown where his father is now,” a female dispatcher’s voice can be heard on the audio recorded just after midnight Thursday.
Minutes later, a male police officer’s voice radioed in that the grisly scene was “an obvious DOA” and that she “didn’t have a pulse.”
“I haven’t cleared the scene yet, I have the son with me downstairs. Units on scene to clear the house, husband’s car is still in the driveway,” the male voice said.
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Fairfax County emergency services dispatch audio reviewed by The Post reveals the couple’s 16-year-old son, Cameron, initially believed his mother, Cerina, had been stabbed. Kyle Mazza-CNP for New York PostCops obtained a description of Fairfax from his son, who described him as “a black male, 5-foot-10, clean-shaven with short hair.”
A short time afterward, the dispatcher said a photo of Fairfax — whom she described as “the suspect” — was distributed on the internal police network.
The male voice came back on the radio, saying, “We got another subject down in the bedroom upstairs, I think this is gonna be our subject. He’s got a firearm with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.”
