A 5-year-old child is dead and two more are hospitalized after they were found stabbed in a burning Chicago home in an alleged act of violence by their own mother, according to reports.
First responders who arrived at the Logan Square townhouse that was engulfed in flames Friday morning discovered the kids with stab wounds, WLS reported.
The 5-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital, while two more kids — ages 10 and 14 — were hospitalized.
The fire broke out at a brick Logan Square townhouse Friday morning and spread to a neighboring home. Chicago Fire Media Both houses appeared to have been gutted by the fire, with windows smashed and walls scorched. Chicago Fire Media
Their condition was unknown.
Officials have not commented on the tragic circumstances, but sources told CBS Chicago a mother stabbed her kids and then tried to torch their