Dispatch Audio Released Police dispatch audio from the response at the Fairfax home was released Thursday after the deaths of former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and his wife, Cerina. In the recording, a dispatcher says the caller reported that his father might have stabbed his mother, that she was lying on the ground bleeding, and that it was not clear where his father was. Another responder said the son was downstairs while crews worked to clear the house. The family car was still in the driveway, a plain detail that says enough without needing decoration. What Reports Say Came Before According to reports citing NBC4 Washington, the couple's two teenage children were home when the shooting happened. Their 16-year-old son reportedly made the 911 call after finding his mother shot. The same reports said Fairfax had recently lost custody of the children and had been ordered to move out of the marital home. Court records cited in coverage said a judge viewed heavy daily alcohol use as part of the background in the custody dispute. Family courts can produce pages of findings and orders, but they do not stop a crisis once it starts. Earlier Allegations Followed Him For…

Lyons says he is leaving after a long run Todd Lyons has resigned as acting ICE director and will stay in the job until May 31 to help with the handoff, according to reports from Fox News and CBS News. Lyons was named acting director last March, and he has spent nearly 20 years at ICE. Before that, he served in the Air Force and worked as a city police officer. That is a fairly packed resume, which in federal service usually means the next step is either a new title, a new office, or a quiet move to the private sector with better coffee and fewer committee meetings. In this case, it is the private sector. DHS praises the record DHS Chief Markwayne Mullin said Lyons helped lead efforts to remove murderers, rapists, pedophiles, terrorists, and gang members from American communities. He also said Lyons revived an agency that, in his words, had not been allowed to do its job for four years. That is the kind of sentence Washington loves because it sounds decisive while also fitting neatly into a press release template. The basic message is clear enough: DHS wants this departure to look like a handoff…