Article: Man kills wife, three children before committing suicide.

Man kills wife, three children before committing suicide

Washington, Apr 19 (PTI) -- A Maryland man, apparently having financial problems, is believed to have shot and stabbed to death his wife and three young children before killing himself with a shotgun, police said.

Christopher Wood (34), left behind five suicide notes, with one of them indicating he suffered from "psychological issues", CNN reported quoting Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins as saying.

The victims have been identified as Frances Billotti Wood (33), along with the couple's children, a five-year-old boy, a four-year-old boy and a two-year-old girl, Sheriff Jenkins said.

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