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The brothers, ages 8 to 12, were found dead of multiple stab wounds in the back of an SUV in a gruesome scene, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said.

The boys' father was bleeding from stab wounds to his chest in the front seat and was taken to a hospital in critical condition. The children were later taken to a coroner's office.

Homicide detectives believe the father, whose name was not released, killed the boys, Officer Matthew Ludwig said, adding that he will be arrested if he survives his wounds.

The brothers, ages 8 to 12, were found dead of multiple stab wounds in the back seat of an SUV, while a man in the front seat was alive but bleeding with stab wounds to his chest, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said.

The man was in critical condition at a hospital, while the boys were pronounced dead. A knife was recovered at the scene.

Beck said detectives believe they have a suspect in custody, but he declined to be more specific about identifying the suspect.

Michael Ware, 54, of Scarsdale, is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in Wayne County Court. He pleaded guilty last month to three counts of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment in the Aug. 30, 2014, crash.

Prosecutors say Ware gave the keys of his Chevrolet Suburban to his daughter, who drove five friends to breakfast before losing control of the SUV and flipping it in Paupack Township, in the Pocono Mountains.