NEW YORK Police in New York say at least five people, including three infants, were stabbed early Friday at an overnight day care center operating in a private apartment in the borough of Queens.
One of the infants, a girl, was listed in serious condition, but none of the injuries is considered life-threatening.
A 3-day-old girl and a 1-month-old girl were stabbed in the abdomen, and a 20-day-old girl suffered cuts to her ear, chin and lip.
Police say a 52-year-old woman, identified as a suspect, was found in the basement with an apparently self-inflicted slash wound to her wrist. A butcher knife and meat cleaver were found at the scene, according to authorities.
Juanita Holmes, Assistant Chief of the New York City Police Department, said officers applied a tourniquet to the woman's wrist. After she regained consciousness, she was taken into custody.
Police say a man who was injured was stabbed in the leg and is the father of a child who was at the day care center. It isnt clear whether his child was among those stabbed. Another adult who was hurt is a woman who works at the center.
Police have not established a motive in the case.
There were nine babies being looked after at the informal day care center located in an apartment building in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens.
Neighbors told CBS New York they heard screams coming from the building early Friday morning. Police responded around 3:30 a.m.