Crime & Safety
4-Year-Old Girl Killed In Triple Stabbing In Florida: Police
A man and 12-year-old girl were critically injured in the stabbing, which police believe is domestic in nature.
LONGWOOD, FL — A 4-year-old girl was killed and a man and 12-year-old girl injured in a stabbing in Longwood early Tuesday, police said.
The stabbing occurred at 789 Highland St. around 5:40 a.m., and the 12-year-old girl and the man were taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
The 12-year-old girl walked to a nearby McDonald's to call 911 after the stabbing, leading to police to the home, where they found the 4-year-old girl had died, according to authorities.
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Police believe the stabbing was a domestic incident, and there is no current threat to the public.
The mother of the children was not home at the time, police said at a news conference.
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