Drowned. The boys mother is in custody being questioned. I feel bad for the babies more so anything innocent lives. Reporter neighbors were stunned and sickened to hear what was unfolding inside an apartment on the 800 block of west ninth street this morning as investigators put up a line of blankets to block the view from onlookers. This is a terrible situation. Its sad. Its overwhelming. Its just crazy, crazy out here. Reporter just after 8 30 the mother of two small boys, the first a few months old the second about five years old, called 911 and asked that someone come check on her children. Officers arrived to find the boys dead inside the home. They also smelled a strong odor of gas. At that time the Officers Determined to make sure to protect the scene protect everybody that lived in the building, they evacuated the building opened up all the doors to make sure it was safe to go back in. Reporter when they did go back in they got a better look at the childrens bodies. Wilmingtons
Inside the home further complicating the horrific scene but quick work by his office prevented further loss of life. We evacuated the building opened up all the doors to make sure it was safe to go back in. Reporter we asked the chief if they had any suspects. Told us right now its the childrens mother. Definitely its the person that has the authority over the house at this time is always considered a suspect. Reporter at this point theyre no longer looking for anyone that may be involved. Okay, at this point no word yet on who the childrens mother is but again, her children, fiveyearold little boy and a month old baby boy, have passed away. For now reporting live in wilmington, bob brooks channel6 action news. Monica. Thank you bob. Now to action News Reporter sara Sarah Bloomquist live in the neighborhood. This has come as a shock to the neighborhoods. Reporter some neighbors said they started to cry when they heard what police were investigating here in the 800 block of west ninth s
We are beginning this noon with breaking news in the case of two Young Children found dead in a wilmington apartment. The mother of one of the boys, 30yearold is now charged with to counts of first degree murder. That she drowned the boys yesterday. It happened on west 9th street. She told investigators she turned on the tub and left her infant alone as it filled up with water and left the bathroom and physically assaulted the 5yearold the son a and more on the deadly uprising at a delaware prison. Authorities announced indictments against 18 people in connection with the incident at the vaughn correctional center. They took over the prison back in february resulting in the death of lieutenant steven floyd. And they unveiled the dimes handed up by a grand jury in newcastle county. All of the defendants are current inmates. Six of them face first degree murder charges and others face kidnapping. And can you read more about the indictments online at 6abc. Com. In south jersey investigato
Conference with the chief of police and the biological mother of one of these children and really the caretaker of the other young boy. Her name is coola, and she is the one that is arrested now charged with two counts of first degree murder and police say she was arrested late last fight and again killed her 4monthold baby boy and her girlfriends 5yearold again who she was raising. It was around 8 30 yesterday morning when she called police herself. The chief of police say she was very matter of fact on the phone call telling them she simply killed her kids and drowned them. When officers got to the house she walked them to the bathroom and the children were drowned in the tub. As for motive that is not clear but an issue hours earlier that morning. Police got a call and responded to her house that she is a liberian immigrant and becoming panicked about her immigration status and they never suspected that the children were in danger. Our concerns were that she was going to get picked
Are raiding at least two advance Urgent Care Centers including this one in northeast and the one in willow grove montgomery county. Action news reporter, bob brooks is live at the philadelphia northeast location with the latest at this hour, bob. Reporter well, sarah and rick were talking de a and fbi agents involved we got to the scene im going to step out of the way and show you right now. Itthe advance urgent care on grt avenue. A sheet has been placed over the glass door, you cant see inside, but there are de a agents inside and at the other locations thats willow grove. Fbi agents are inside that have scene, but they are looking for is unknown at this point. Im going to bring up video from july 2015. That same urgent care in willow grove was raided. This is the video youre seeing what that happened federal agents were looking into the facilities were i wily will he selling prescriptions. What they are looking for is unknown. Still a lot of details to figure out well be working for