Several children and a man were found dead in a Gwinnett County home Thursday morning and a woman was detained in connection with the "horrendous crime," Gwinnett police said.

Officers are at the home on Emory Lane in Loganville after responding to a stabbing call, Gwinnett police Cpl. Michele Pihera said.

"Specifics on the ages of the children or a motive for this horrendous crime is still unknown," Pihera said.

No other details were released.

An Atlanta Journal-Constitution photographer is en route to the scene.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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