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Update: bodies found in Barrow Co home identified

Authorities are investigating after two people were found dead Monday afternoon at a home in Barrow County.

Channel 2 Action News has learned a grandson found his grandparents dead inside the home on South Ridge Road and called police.

"I don't know what to think, it's just sad. It's really sad," neighbor Eddie Turner said.

Neighbors watched from inside their homes as investigators worked late into the night.

Investigators from the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Bureau of Investigation have interviewed multiple relatives and spoken with neighbors such as Turner.

“He just asked me if I saw any suspicious activity out here last night. And I said, ‘No, I hadn't really been outside. Didn't hear anything. No,’” Turner said.

Right now, investigators are focused on two homes in the cul de sac: The first one is where the grandson made the disturbing discovery. Neighbors told Channel 2's Michael Seiden that the second home wrapped in crime tape belongs to a relative.

Detectives won’t say if foul play is involved in the couple's death.

News Chopper 2 flew above the scene early Monday evening, where investigators were speaking with a group of family members right before they entered the home.

From the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page...

On May 20, 2019 at 9:25 am deputies with the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to 430 Southridge Road, Winder, GA 30680 in reference to both residents being found deceased. An adult family member located Willard Ron Hess, 70 and Dorothy E Hess, 72 inside of the residence and notified the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office.

The Criminal Investigations Division arrived on scene and processed the residence at 430 Southridge Road along with the residence across the street which belongs to the family member who located the deceased. The family member’s residence was processed as a precautionary measure because it was believed there were two scenes involved. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation assisted with the processing of the scene.

The cause of death is unknown at this time. Both of the deceased have been taken to the GBI crime lab for an autops

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