Texas mom calls 911 to say she murdered her 1-year-old, 6-year-old daughters: cops

A mom called 911 to say she murdered her1- and 6-years-old daughters and now faces the death penalty, police say. 

Irving (Texas) police announced on April 6 they charged Madison McDonald, 30, with two counts of capital murder. 

Around 10 p.m. on April 5, McDonald went into the Irving Police Department, where she used a lobby phone to call 911, police said. She told the dispatcher that she killed her daughters. 

McDonald's daughters were 1-year-old Lillian Mae McDonald and 6-year-old Archer Hammond.

Officers went to a home and found the daughters who were dead, according to police. The department did not release how McDonald allegedly killer her daughters. 

The investigation is ongoing and police say it's in the early stages. Anyone with information is asked to contact Irving police at (972) 273-1010.