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Woman and 5-year-old girl dead after multiple people stabbed in Pennsylvania

Authorities in York County in southern Pennsylvania did not disclose a suspected motive, if one is known, but the alleged attacker is in custody.

A woman and young girl died after multiple people were stabbed in a "mass casualty incident" in southern Pennsylvania Monday night, officials said.

A suspect was taken into custody after the incident around 7:15 p.m. in Hopewell Township, Ted Czech, a spokesman for York County emergency services, said.

The two slain victims, 34 and 5, respectively, "were found deceased on scene after a reported stabbing," according to a statement by the York County Coroner's Office.

The coroner called the attack a "mass casualty incident in which multiple victims were reportedly stabbed, killing two."

There were others "on the scene and were also injured" before they were taken to a local hospital, the coroner added.

The victims were not identified, pending notification of family, and it wasn't immediately clear if they were related to each other or to the suspect.

"The public is reportedly not in any danger," the corner said.

Pennsylvania State Police, which is investigating, did not immediately respond to requests for more details Monday night.

The stabbing was reported on Firebox Court, a residential street that ends in a cul-de-sac, officials said.

Hopewell Township is a community of around 5,200 near the Pennsylvania-Maryland state line, around 40 miles south of Harrisburg.