SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — Four children were stabbed to death in southeast Shelby County, Tennessee, and their mother is now in custody.
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Deputies are continuing to process the scene.
When deputies arrived on the scene, they found all four children dead. Earl Farrell described them as young children and “babies,” but exact ages could not be given at the time.
The mother, who is suspected of stabbing the children to death, is in custody. Earl Farrell could not say if she was still on the scene or if she had been transported to jail.
WHBQ has a crew at the scene. We are working to gather more details about what led to this fatal incident. Click here for the latest on the story as new information becomes available.