According to police, they
were called to a home on Cooper Drive in East Meadow around 6:30 p.m.
When officers arrived, they
found a man and a woman, both with stab wounds, and the little girl with wounds
on her arm and head.
The husband, 37, and the wife, 38, are both in critical condition. The toddler is in stable condition with injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
News 12 is told that detectives are investigating the incident as an assault and attempted suicide.
Sources tell News 12 the husband allegedly stabbed his wife multiple times while she was holding their daughter and then stabbed himself in the neck.
Donna Sano, who lives next door, says there were never signs of trouble.
"They're very nice and everything. I was really stunned when this happened," says Sano. "I have no idea what could have caused it."
Police have not released any further details about what led up to the incident.