Two Bodies Found in Foreclosed Residence in Homeland

An investigation was underway Saturday into the deaths of two people whose bodies were found inside a recently foreclosed residence in Homeland, authorities said.

A real estate employee called 911 around 11:10 a.m. Friday after going to check on the home in the 25000 block of Pierson Road and finding a body inside, said Sgt. Walter Mendez of the Riverside County Sheriff's Central Homicide Unit.

Deputies from the sheriff's Perris Station responded and confirmed there were two dead people inside the home, Mendez said.

The deaths were being treated as suspicious and were under investigation by the sheriff's Central Homicide Unit, he said.

Anyone with information about the case was asked to call sheriff's investigators at (951) 955-2777. All tips can be made anonymously.

City News Service contributed to this report.