Gwinnett County Police investigate near the multiple homicide scene in Huntington Falls subdivision near Lawrenceville, Ga. on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. Two children were killed and their father and their 9-year-old sibling are in the hospital Wednesday night after being either stabbed or shot at their home according to police. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Hyosub Shin)LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Police have identified the victims and suspect in an attack on a suburban Atlanta family that left two young boys dead and two other family members injured.
Gwinnett County police Cpl. Jake Smith said Thursday police have arrested 28-year-old Antonio Cardenas-Rico and charged him with two counts of murder. He is being held without bond.
Police say 3-year-old Bradley Garcia and 1-year-old Edward Garcia were found stabbed to death at the home near Lawrenceville. The children’s father, 23-year-old Elvis Garcia, and another 3-year-old brother were hospitalized with stab wounds. Smith says the 3-year-olds are twins.
Smith says the family knew Cardenas-Rico but police declined to disclose the nature of their relationship.
Police say the children’s mother and an older sister weren’t home at the time and were found unhurt.