Police investigating discovery of 2 bodies in Northeast Philadelphia home
The bodies of a 66-year-old woman and her 49-year-old son were found inside, as well as a firearm, police said.
Police were investigating the discovery of two bodies found inside a Northeast Philadelphia home Tuesday evening.
Shortly after 6 p.m., police and fire department personnel responded to a 911 call about a strong odor coming from a residence on the 200 block of Hickory Hill Road.
Inside, they found a 66-year-old woman in a second-floor bathroom and her 49-year-old son on the staircase. Both of the bodies were badly decomposed, police said.
A firearm was found at the scene, but the cause of death of the mother and son was under investigation, police said.
No further details were released.