The bodies were discovered Tuesday afternoon in a basement apartment in a house in Troy,... (Associated Press) 
 
 TROY, N.Y. (AP) — Police worked Wednesday to try and unravel the mystery of who killed a woman, her partner and her two young children, whose bodies were found in a riverfront apartment house the day after Christmas. Tedesco assured the public that while officials aren’t releasing details on any suspects, the two women, ages 36 and 22, and two children, a 11-year-old boy and 5-year-old girl, appear to have been targeted. Tedesco declared during a news conference that the killings were "not a random act," but wouldn't say why he believed that was the case. The mother was 36 years old and in a relationship with a 22-year-old woman whose body was also found in the basement apartment, the chief said.  Troy police investigate multiple deaths at 158 Second Ave. on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. Police say four people have been found dead and may have been killed in an apartment in New York's capital... (Associated Press) 
 
 Troy police investigate multiple deaths at 158 Second Ave. on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. Police say four people have been found dead and may have been killed in an apartment in New York's capital region. Police didn't know when the slayings occurred, but Tedesco said he hoped autopsies being conducted Wednesday would provide clues. A property manager found the bodies Tuesday after being asked to check on the welfare of the residents of the apartment, one of five in a house located in the city's Lansingburgh section along the Hudson River just north of Albany, police said. "After being in this business for 43 years, I can't describe the savagery of a person who would do this," said Troy Police Chief John Tedesco. “Nobody that’s been involved in this case is going to forget this.” 
 
 Second Avenue remained closed between 102nd and 103rd streets Wednesday as law enforcement continued processing the scene. State police were involved in the investigation along with New York parole officials, Tedesco said. “Until they catch whoever did this, there are certainly reasons to be fearful,” said Pastor Jackie Robinson Sr., of Oak Grove Baptist Church on Seventh Avenue in Troy. “This will be a full-court press, if you will, until we bring someone to justice.” 
 
 Albany's Victory Christian Church announced it would offer a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators. “Kids are traumatized," he said. A lot of grown folk are traumatized because this monster is still out there.” 
 
 Troy Police Chief John Tedesco gives brief update on four bodies found in 2nd Avenue basement.
– Police aren't divulging much about a horrific quadruple homicide near Albany, New York, other than the victims appear to have been deliberately targeted. "This is not a random act," said Troy Police Chief James Tedesco, reports the Albany Times Union. Authorities have not identified the victims beyond their ages and genders: two women, ages 22 and 36; a 5-year-old girl; and an 11-year-old boy. The children's mother was one of the adult victims, and all were found Tuesday in a basement apartment in Troy. The children and their mother had lived there with her unidentified partner. Authorities have not said how or when the victims were killed, but they have emphasized the brutality of the slayings. "After being in this business for 43 years, I can't describe the savagery of a person who would do this," said Tedesco, per the AP. He called the crime "the worst we've experienced." City Councilman Mark McGrath said "the brutal, horrific nature of the crime suggests that this is someone who is psychopathic at the very least." Autopsies were being performed on the victims Wednesday. A neighbor says she fears that her friend who lives in the basement apartment is among the victims. "If it is her, I don't know who could have done it."