Detectives say a North Carolina woman killed her two children and then jumped off a bridge onto an interstate highway to kill herself.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says they were called early Saturday evening after the woman dropped onto the asphalt onto Interstate 485. Officers say the woman was dead at the scene.

Police say they went to the woman's home and inside found two children suffering fatal wounds. Multiple media organizations reported the woman's 3-year-old-daughter and 7-year-old son died at a hospital. No one else was inside the home.

Officials haven't identified the woman.

earlier Saturday, then killed herself by jumping from a bridge on Interstate 485. Her body was found near the Old Gum Branch Road bridge.

The children were found with life-threatening injuries in a home in the 2100 block of Sebastiani Drive, according to the statement. They were transported to Carolinas Medical Center where they were pronounced dead by hospital staff.

CMPD is conducting a double homicide investigation in the 2100 block of Sebastiani Dr.

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See the attached release on the homicide investigation on Sebastiani Drive pic.twitter.com/4pgqu42EdS

A part of I-485 Outer was closed earlier Saturday as police were investigating this incident. At the time of the closure, the information of the murder-suicide had not been released.

Police say they have never been called out to this home before, and there were no others inside the residence when officers arrived.

There's no word on the identity of the victims or the woman involved.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit Detective or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

This is an ongoing, active investigation, and no further information has been released.

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' WBTV Charlotte

The Observer staff contributed to this report.

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