Brooklyn family found dead in apartment, relative in custody

NEW YORK -- A New York City family is in shock after four of their loved ones, including two children, were found dead inside their home.

Police took a 24-year-old man into custody after he allegedly stabbed and killed his mother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew in their Brooklyn apartment.

Bodies found after reported domestic assault

First responders found the bodies after getting a 911 call about a domestic assault at the apartment on the corner of Avenue P and West 8th Street in Bensonhurst late Friday night.

Police identified the victims as Fayzieva Mavlyuda, 56, Maftuna Khakimova, 27, Kamila Shavkatova, 5, and Timur Shavkatov, 4.

The man's brother, the father of the children, survived the incident and was first to discover the four bodies, according to his family.

A motive remains unclear.

The family is originally from Uzbekistan, but has lived in the apartment for about 10 years, we're told.