A man was arrested on Sunday after he fatally stabbed his parents in their Indianapolis home on Sunday.

The unidentified suspect stabbed his parents shortly after 12 noon.

Officers arrived to the residence in the 2800 block of Lakeshire Lane near Township Line Road and found two victims suffering from stab wounds.

The suspect’s mother was pronounced dead at the scene, and his father was transported to a hospital where he later died.

The double homicide is reportedly being blamed on a ‘mental health episode.’

WTHR reported that a crisis team has been to the home before.

WRTV reported:

Two parents were allegedly stabbed to death by their son in their north side home Sunday afternoon, according to police.

According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, just before 12:30 p.m., officers responded to the 2700 block of Lakeshire Lane, located near West 96th Street and Township Line Road, on the report of a person stabbed.

Arriving officers found a man and a woman who had trauma wounds and had been stabbed.

Police say the woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the man was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where he died shortly after arriving.