Three young children were found dead in an apartment in Los Angeles, California, triggering a search that arrested the children's mother for a different offense. The bodies of the three young children were discovered by their grandmother in Reseda Apartment, according to an NBC Los Angeles report.

The tragic discovery of the children happened around 9:30 in the morning in the 8000 block of Reseda Boulevard, Sgt. David Bambrick.

Children Found Dead

The bodies of the children were identified by the authorities as three years old, two years old, and six months old, according to a Fox News report. The grandmother saw the tragic crime scene after returning from work.

In a tweet, Los Angeles Police District (LAPD) announced that the West Valley Patrol officers have responded to a radio call that involved a possible death at one of the apartments in the building. Meanwhile, the LA City Fire Department pronounced the death of the kids at the scene. The LAPD furthered that the Robbery-Homicide Division and Juvenile Division will be taking care of the case and the investigation that will be conducted.

Meanwhile, the mother of the children is not found on the scene, and the police noted that they were tipped that the mother carjacked in the Bakersfield area, according to a Daily Bulletin report.

The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) from Los Angeles County was also present in the scene as part of the investigation. However, the authorities did not identify if the father of the children is present or whether the family has issues with DCFS.

"An angel shouldn't have to go that way," said Lupe Cuevas, a Reseda neighbor who lives in the same complex. Cuevas noted that one of the children was drawn to her pet dog. "Those babies were such sweet little ones," said Cuevas.

Los Angeles Mother Arrested

The mother of the three children was identified by the authorities as Lilliana Carillo, a 30-year-old Hispanic woman. Initially, LAPD posted a tweet asking for the people to help them locate the woman describing the carjacking incident she was involved in.

After several hours, Carillo was arrested in the Ponderosa area of Tulare County, according to an ABC7 report. The arrest took place around 2:30 in the afternoon, approximately 180 miles north of the crime scene in Reseda. Fox News noted that Carillo was arrested for allegedly stabbing her three children in the Los Angeles apartment. The police also pointed out that the mother might be driving the stolen silver Toyota pickup truck. The license plate of the stolen vehicle was traced by the authorities as No. J258T0.

"Usually you go where you're safe," said Los Angeles police Lieutenant Raul Jovel. Jovel highlighted the possibility that Carillo has a connection to the place where she was arrested.

Meanwhile, Lieutenant Anthony Cato noted that they have not yet identified the background of the family and they are still trying to "puzzle" the events at the moment.

Investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the killings of the three young children in the Reseda Apartment in Los Angeles.

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