02-10-2011, 11:20 AM
AJC
The suspect's name was not immediately released. Police have called an 11:30 a.m. news conference.
Police said four members of the same family were either shot or stabbed in their basement apartment. Investigators said the two boys, ages 1 and 4, were found dead at the scene. Another 4-year-old boy was flown to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in critical condition.
A man identified as the boys' father or stepfather was taken by ambulance to Gwinnett Medical Center in serious condition, Cpl. Jake Smith said. None of the victims' names had been released by mid-morning Thursday.
After the attack, the father ran across the street and screamed to his neighbor, "He killed my children!" the neighbor told the AJC.
The father came charging into Lewon Thomas' garage "with a hole in his chest," holding a cell phone and talking to a 911 operator, Thomas said.
"He wanted me to go back and see what happened," said Thomas, who went along with another neighbor. "It was horrific."
Thomas said he did not know the father's name, but knew him casually and occasionally loaned him tools. Thomas said the father believed he knew who was responsible.
"He said it was the ex-boyfriend" of his girlfriend, Thomas said.
The suspect's name was not immediately released. Police have called an 11:30 a.m. news conference.
Police said four members of the same family were either shot or stabbed in their basement apartment. Investigators said the two boys, ages 1 and 4, were found dead at the scene. Another 4-year-old boy was flown to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in critical condition.
A man identified as the boys' father or stepfather was taken by ambulance to Gwinnett Medical Center in serious condition, Cpl. Jake Smith said. None of the victims' names had been released by mid-morning Thursday.
After the attack, the father ran across the street and screamed to his neighbor, "He killed my children!" the neighbor told the AJC.
The father came charging into Lewon Thomas' garage "with a hole in his chest," holding a cell phone and talking to a 911 operator, Thomas said.
"He wanted me to go back and see what happened," said Thomas, who went along with another neighbor. "It was horrific."
Thomas said he did not know the father's name, but knew him casually and occasionally loaned him tools. Thomas said the father believed he knew who was responsible.
"He said it was the ex-boyfriend" of his girlfriend, Thomas said.