Five people were killed in a stabbing in Brooklyn on Saturday night, officials said.
The authorities responded to reports of a stabbing around 11 p.m. at a home on 57th Street near Ninth Avenue, in Sunset Park, the police said. A suspect was in custody late Saturday.
Some of the victims were young children, the police said. Officials were investigating whether the suspect was related to any of the victims.
Three victims were found dead at the scene when emergency personnel arrived, fire officials said. One victim was later pronounced dead at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, and another was pronounced dead at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn.
