UPDATE Multiple Homicide in Lawrenceville

UPDATE: Gwinnett Police have arrested 28-year-old Antonio Cardenas-Rico in connection with the stabbing deaths of two boys in unincorporated Lawrenceville Wednesday night.

Cardenas was charged with two counts of murder and is being held without bond, police said in a news release. 

Victims of the stabbings in the 1100 block of Bridle Path Drive were Bradley Garcia, 3, and Edward Garcia, 1, who were both killed. Elvis Garcia, 23, was injured, as was another 3-year-old child who was in critical condition at Children's Hospital in Atlanta. Elvis Garcia was taken to a local hospital in serious condition.

Police did not describe the relationship among the victims in the news release or indicate a possible motive.

Police say the homicides occurred around 6:30pm in the 1100 block of Bridle Path Drive in the Huntington Falls subdivision near Scenic Highway and Sugarloaf Parkway.

The children were all found in the finished basement of the home. According to Cpl. Smith, the injured boy was taken by helicopter to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

The man was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center for treatment of his injuries. It is not yet clear if the man was the children's father or stepfather.

The mother of the three boys was not home at the time of the homicides. Smith said she has been accounted for and was unharmed. Smith also said the family who lives upstairs in the home were not on the property at the time.

The story is developing, and Patch will update with more information.

 given by Gwinnett County Police Department Cpl. Jake Smith Wednesday night.