4 children rescued after being left alone in Juárez home

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) -- Officers in Juárez rescued four children found without an adult in a home in south Juárez, the city's municipal government said Monday.

Officials said officers found the children overnight after someone reported a possible abandonment at the intersection of Palacio de Monte Alban and Privada Azteca.

At the neighborhood, officers questioned a neighbor who claimed the children were seen alone in the morning.

One child, a 6-year-old, said his parents left that morning and was looking after his siblings. He also said he was trying to make food because they were hungry, according to officials.

A neighbor then helped officers enter the property using a ladder since the front door was locked, officials said. Inside, they found two boys and two girls, aged 3 to 6 years old, according to officials.

The children went to the social work department for care and shelter.