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4 children, man found dead inside Georgia suburb home

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Georgia community shocked after family found stabbed to death
A woman is in custody near Atlanta suspected of stabbing to death her four young children and her husband – Jul 7, 2017

Police are investigating multiple fatal stabbings after finding four young children and a man dead inside a suburban near Atlanta, Ga.

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.

Click to play video: 'Police say woman in custody after four found dead inside Georgia home'
Police say woman in custody after four found dead inside Georgia home

ABOVE: Cpl. Michele Pihera with Gwinnett County Police says a woman has been taken into custody Thursday after her husband and four young children were found stabbed to death early Thursday morning.

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

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

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