Macon Teen, Vonn Gibbons Jr., Fatally Shots 7-Year Old Boy, Jalen Griffin, Then Commits Suicide

Black teen Vonn Gibbons, Jr. and seven year old Jalen Griffin of Macon, Ga., dead in apparent murder-suicide.

SHOCK: Vonn Gibbons Jr., 19, reportedly fatally shot seven-year-old Jalen Griffin, who his mother was babysitting, and then committed suicide at his Macon, Ga., home Saturday. It seems like the motive for this heinous act will go to the grave with Vonn. His mother, Cheryl Cole told WMAZ-TV she was asleep when the shooting occurred and didn't know her son had a gun.

Authorities said they weren't sure what caused the outbreak of violence. But Bibb County coroner Leon Jones told WMAZ-TV it appeared Gibbons shot the young boy intentionally. "We have no idea why," Jones said. "We probably will never get the answers, the truth about this. We just don't know." Cheryl Cole, said, "I just want my baby back. I just want my son and Jalen back, that's all I can say."

No matter how you view this situation, it is a sad one. One has to wonder what could possibly have driven Vonn Gibbons to murder a 7-year-old child and then kill himself. This will be a sad holiday season for both families.