Mother allegedly stabbed three of her children to death, wounded two in Italy, Texas home

A mother is in custody and charged with stabbing three of her elementary school-aged children to death and injuring two others at a home in Italy, Texas on Friday afternoon, according to officials.

The mother was identified as 25-year-old Shamaiya Hall of Forney by Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV.

Child Protective Services told WFAA that all five children were siblings. Hall allegedly stabbed the children when a CPS worker dropped in unannounced to check if Hall was having unsupervised visits with her children.

CPS had previously placed the children with another relative, according to WFAA.

Child Protective Services had been at a home on the same street where the crime took place, and then quickly called for help, according to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office.

Paramedics responded to the call at a home in the 300 block of South Harris Street near Stafford Elementary School at around 4 p.m., according to a report from KTVT.

Ellis County Judge Todd Little told WFAA in a statement that he believed the children’s mother was the suspect, but the investigation is ongoing.

The two children who were wounded were transported via helicopter to hospitals, according to the report.

Italy is about an hour south of Fort Worth.

There is no current additional threat to the greater community, officials said.