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4 young children, adult man found dead in suburban Atlanta home after reported stabbing

4 young children, adult man found dead in suburban Atlanta home after reported stabbing
Posted at 8:09 AM, Jul 06, 2017
and last updated 2017-07-06 08:09:12-04

Police in an Atlanta suburb responding to reports of a stabbing say they've found four young children and a man all dead inside a home.

Gwinnett County police said in a brief statement that the bodies were found early Thursday morning in Loganville.

Police described the crime as horrendous, and said a motive wasn't immediately known. Police said they detained a woman, though no charges were immediately announced.

The children's ages weren't immediately available.

Video from WSB-TV showed crime scene tape surrounding a single-story home with white paneling in a subdivision.

Police detained the mother of the children.

Loganville is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Atlanta.