MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police found six young children locked in a storage unit on the city's north side early Tuesday, Sept. 16. A man and woman were taken into custody.

Children found in storage unit

What we know:

Officials say around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a report of children being locked in a storage unit at the StorSafe lot near 27th and Silver Spring.

When the officers entered the unit, they located a 2-month-old, a 2-year-old, a 3-year-old, a 5-year-old, a 7-year-old and a 9-year-old. No injuries were reported, but police are treating the case as child abuse and neglect.

A 26-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man were taken into custody.

What they're saying:

Neighbors said they had noticed the children at the site in recent days.

"It touched my heart. I

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