Suspect Arrested in Double Homicide

Police have a suspect in custody in the double homicide of two young children, who were killed Wednesday night in Lawrenceville.

Antonio Cardenas-Rico, 28, is charged with two counts of murder. He is currently in custody without bond.

Gwinnett County Police will have a press conference at 11:30 a.m. with further details. 

Two boys, Edward Garcia, 1, and Bradley Garcia, 3, were killed and another 3-year-old boy was critically injured in what police are describing as a multiple homicide on Bridle Path Drive in unincorporated Lawrenceville. 

Police said all three children were stabbed.

Elvis Garcia, 23, was also stabbed and taken to an area hospital, where he was in serious condition, according to Cpl. Jake Smith of the Gwinnett County Police Department. Garcia, who police said Wednesday night was either the father or stepfather, was found outside when police arrived. 

Police said 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. There was no word of his condition late Wednesday.

The man was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center for treatment of his injuries. It was not yet clear Wednesday night 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 was 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.