CPS had previously placed the children — all of whom were siblings and elementary school age or younger — under the guardianship of another relative, the agency’s sources said.
The worker visited the home Friday because she suspected the mother was having an unsupervised visit with the children, the
New York Post reported.
“We are shocked by this incomprehensible tragedy, and already working with law enforcement to investigate how this happened, and why,”
CPS told WFAA.
During a later televised broadcast,
WFAA reported that Shamaiya Deyonshanaye Hall, 25, was in custody and facing capital murder charges. She was booked in jail at 11:02 p.m. on Friday,
according to jail booking records.
Sources told the news outlet that Hall stabbed the children after the CPS worker arrived at the home unannounced due to the mother having unsupervised visits. The children were living at the residence under the guidance of another relative.
The CPS worker is the individual who called 911 during the homicidal attack.