Police who forced their way into a small brick house discovered the bodies of four adults and two children, as well as three children found clinging to life, AP reported. Police said they were investigating the case as a multiple homicide but otherwise released little information early Tuesday, including whether they believed the killer was at large. Children aged 7 and 4 and a 10-month-old baby were taken to Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis Fire Department spokeswoman Melanie Young told The Associated Press. She did not know the ages or sexes of the other victims, but police told The Commercial Appeal newspaper all the children were under the age of 12. «We just don't know the motive or cause of death, but we do have four adults and two children (dead),» Memphis police Lt. Jerry Guin told the newspaper. the victims had been shot. At least one of the children had been stabbed, police said. The Commercial Appeal reported on Monday night that one of the children had been upgraded to stable condition and another upgraded to critical while the third remained in extremely critical condition. Hospital spokeswoman Jennilyn Utkov told The Associated Press the family has requested that no information be released on the children's conditions.
