Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax fatally shot his wife, then himself inside of their home, authorities said Thursday morning.

The shootings were related to a domestic dispute related “what seems to be a complicated or messy divorce,” said Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis, according to CNN. 

The incident reportedly occurred in the family's Annandale, Virginia, home shortly after midnight.

Fairfax was lieutenant governor under Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam from 2018 to 2022. He also ran for governor of Virginia in 2021.

Fairfax faced calls for resignation following sexual assault allegations against him in 2019, CNN also reports