The death of the recruit and his wife at their Mount Vernon area home have prompted an internal investigation by the Fairfax County police.
Matthew Farberov, 28, died of a gunshot wound shortly after 1:30 a.m. Sunday in his Mount Vernon area home, police said. Officers were initially called to Farberov’s home around 8:10 p.m. for a report of a shooting.
Officers found Farberov’s wife suffering from a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide attempt, police said. The woman was rushed to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Fairfax County police are not naming the woman at the request of her family.Farberov was distraught and police offered him mental health help, but he refused, police said. Officers left Farberov around 1:30 a.m., and he called 911 a short time later and asked for officers to return to his home, police said.
Police said there was no update on the internal probe Monday. A state medical examiner will conduct autopsies on Farberov and his wife to determine the manner and cause of their death.Today’s HeadlinesEmail address
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