ELIZABETHTOWN — Foul play is suspected in the deaths of two people found in a Bladen County home this week, law enforcement officials said Friday.
The Bladen County Sheriff's Office said investigators were still trying to determine the identities of the individuals and the exact causes of their deaths, according to a news release.
The bodies were found after deputies were to called to 527 Cribb Road in Clarkton for a welfare check Thursday. The home is just south of Elizabethtown along U.S. 701.
“Foul play is suspected in the deaths,” the news release said, noting that the bodies were sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Raleigh to determine the causes of death and identify the bodies.