Mother questioned after 3 young children found dead in East L.A. home: "They were babies"

Three young children were found dead Monday at a home in Southern California and their mother was being detained for questioning, authorities said. CBS Los Angeles reports authorities did not immediately release the children's names or manner of death, though the department described the case as "suspicious."

The children, two boys and a girl who are all under 3 years old, were found inside a bedroom in their East Los Angeles home around 12:45 p.m. after a family member called for help, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Chuck Calderaro. They were not breathing and efforts to revive them were not successful. Their 28-year-old mother is being questioned, Calderaro said. Other people who were in the home at the time and may have seen what occurred will also be interviewed. The children's father was not there at the time.