Christmas slayings shock D.C. suburbs

[Bluewire Ross]

GREAT FALLS, Virginia (CNN) -- Police said Monday they were trying to determine what prompted a 27-year-old man to kill his mother on Christmas and then drive to another home in suburban Washington, where he killed three others before committing suicide.

[SmokeyTheBear]

cocaine , its a hell of a drug..

[KrisW]

congrats to all the winners

[Bluewire Ross]

people going nuts!

[Grapesoda]

GREAT FALLS, Virginia (CNN) -- Police said Monday they were trying to determine what prompted a 27-year-old man to kill his mother on Christmas and then drive to another home in suburban Washington, where he killed three others before committing suicide.

mental problems?

[Bluewire Ross]

Maj. Bob Callahan, commander of the department's criminal investigations bureau, said Cheatham's record included several arrests for minor incidents.

He said Cheatham "had some contact with mental health" professionals, but the details were unclear.

[reynold]

That sucks.. What a tragic christmas for the family..

[PixeLs]

A worst Christmas season for others..

[Bluewire Ross]

it sucks indeed..you could accept the idea of love one's taken by a deadly tsunami or hurricane...but senseless killing spree is another story.

[reed_4]

what a terrible day it was!