2 little girls killed in Lakewood home, sources say – NBC New York

A woman has been arrested after two little girls were killed in their New Jersey home, sources told NBC New York.

The heartbreaking scene was discovered Tuesday evening inside the home on Shenandoah Drive, near Rockbridge Road in Lakewood, according to sources and law enforcement.

Law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation told NBC New York that a woman had been arrested in connection with the double murders of the two girls, both aged 3 or younger. Sources said drowning and stabbing appeared to be involved in the gruesome murder, with perhaps one or both children stabbed, although the cause and manner of the girls' deaths were not immediately clear.

At one point, more than a dozen officers from the Ocean County Sheriff's Office and Lakewood Police Department were seen in the driveway, entering and exiting the home as patrol cars lined the block.

The sources did not provide details about the woman's relationship to the children, but it is believed she may be related to the younger children; it was unclear whether she was the girls' mother. It is unclear what charges the woman may face.

No further details were provided about this disturbing incident. Lakewood police only confirmed they were investigating the deaths of two young children, referring questions to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. Calls and messages sent by NBC New York to the Ocean County District Attorney's Office were not immediately answered.

An investigation was underway.