2 Dead Children Found In Vehicle During Traffic Stop: Police

ESSEX, MD — Two children were found dead in a vehicle after Baltimore County police officers stopped the vehicle they were in just after 11 p.m. Wednesday on Eastern Boulevard near Wagners Lane in Essex.

The children were found in the vehicle during the traffic stop. According to the Baltimore County Police Department, the driver of the vehicle was taken into custody and the children’s bodies were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident.