4 dead, including 2 children, in Bensonhurst home Friday – NBC New York

A man suspected of being responsible for the stabbing that left four people dead in a Brooklyn home has been arrested, according to police sources.

Police responded to the Bensonhurst home near Avenue P and West 8th Street around 10:15 p.m. Friday and found four people dead.

According to sources, the four victims are believed to be related to each other.

A 56-year-old woman had multiple stab wounds to her neck, a 24-year-old woman had been stabbed repeatedly and two young children, ages 4 and 5, had also been stabbed, police said.

Police said a 24-year-old man related to the victims was taken into custody. Charges were not immediately released.

Additional details about the killings, including a motive, were not immediately available. Investigators are looking into whether the tragic killings were related to a domestic dispute.