. >> reporter: at grace lutheran church, christopher gattis is in charge of youth ministry, now in jail accused of killing two family members and a friend. the victims, his wife, and her daughter, and the daughter's boyfriend. the call came in just after 11:30 thanksgiving night. squad cars lit up the 14000 block of dogwood ridge court. the first officers that get there describe. >> one male subject on the ground, two gunshots to the stomach. >> reporter: first responders worked in vainsa >> not responding. >> copy. >> beginning compressions. 23:39. >> inside police find mother and daughter. >> we have two females down in the kitchen. >> copy. >> reporter: police say they'd all been shot and christopher gattis pulled the trigger. the wife's boss released a statement saying "she was a wonderful employee. with us 15 years, very dedicated. tragic beyond words, really. she was a wonderful lady and i'm shocked." christopher gattis goes before a judge for the first time on monday. >> ashley munford with that report. we should tell you, gattis is being held without bound. >>> he was killed in

about 70 miles down the road, police arrested christopher gattis on thanksgiving. the chester, virginia, youth pastor charged with murder. >> two bodies laying on the ground? >> reporter: and back up this way in landover, maryland, we told you about another deadly incident involving family members. >> i was shocked. >> reporter: police say a mother suffocated her 2-year- old son, and killed herself over the old. he was definitely this very joyful little boy. >> reporter: advocates for safe housing say the number of adults looking for shelter because of domestic violence increased from 192 to 276 since last year. that's a nearly 44% increase. the organization said it typically sees more family violence cases around this time of year, or over the summer. >> it makes me concerned. >> reporter: because sometimes it's harder to spot what's happening behind closed doors. michael quander, wusa9. >> if you, or someone you know, is in need of some domestic violence assistance, you can call the national domestic violence hotline. that number is 1-800-799-7233. we'll also hav

about 70 miles down the road, police arrested christopher gattis on thanksgiving. the chester, virginia, youth pastor charged with murder. >> two bodies laying on the ground? >> reporter: and back up this way in landover, maryland, we told you about another deadly incident involving family members. >> i was shocked. >> reporter: police say a mother suffocated her 2-year- old son, and killed herself over the

. >> reporter: at grace lutheran church, christopher gattis is in charge of youth ministry, now in jail accused of killing two family members and a friend. the victims, his wife, and her daughter, and the daughter's boyfriend. the call came in just after 11:30 thanksgiving night. squad cars lit up the 14000 block of dogwood ridge court. the first officers that get there describe. >> one male subject on the ground, two gunshots to the stomach. >> reporter: first responders worked in vainsa

this morning a virginia man is facing multiple charges for a thanksgiving tragedy. 58-year-old christopher gattisughter and her boyfriend on thanksgiving night. police haven't released a motive yet. gattis is being held without bond. >>> and to prince george's county now and still no word yet on what caused a deadly house fire yesterday morning in the county. an elderly woman was killed when fire swept through her home on wilburn drive in seat pleasant. the fire broke out shortly after 3 o'clock and when firefighters arrived elaine james was trapped on the first floor of her home. they got her out but sadly she did later die at the hospital. her son escaped the flames and was treated for smoke inhalation. and two firefighters also suffered burns and are now recovering. >>> and another fire in annapolis. investigators still trying to figure out what caused that fire yesterday that broke out early morning. it destroyed dozens of condos along the water. the fire destroyed 22 units at the severn house. the fire caused more than $5 million in damage and forced several people from their homes. two peop

christopher gatis for the strip'll murder in chester. that's just outside of richmond pfts officers found jeanette gattis and the couple's daughter candice kunze dead in the kitchen. kunze's boyfriend arndt buthorn was found dead outside. gattis is the youth pastor at grace lutheran church in chester. >>> national news now. a big shake-up within the trump white house tonight over who is in charge of the consumer financial protection bureau. president trump tweeted earlier called the obama administration's handling of the bureau a complete disaster. but as nbc news's chris polone reports it's a separate tweet by the president on a completely different topic that has social immediate y. buzzing. >> reporter: president donald trump laying low in florida saturday. when he r standoff and an escalating probe into his campaign ties to russia. the president named management and budget director mick mulvaney interim head of the consumer financial protection bureau while the agency's former director named his own successor before he left, leaving who's actually in charge an open question. late today president trump tweeting "the consumer financial