Mother, two children shot and killed in New Orleans; third child shot in face

Two boys and their mother were shot and killed in New Orleans early Friday, and a third child was left in critical condition, according to a story from NOLA.com.

Monique Smith, 30, Justin Simms, 10, and Jumyrin Smith, 6, were found dead in their home around 4 a.m. Friday. A third child, A'Miya Smith, 12, was also shot in the home. She is in critical condition in a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the face.

“Every murder breaks a heart,” NOPD Chief Michael Harrison told reporters. “But to find that children were involved…it really rattles everybody.”