Five people, including two children, were reportedly found dead at an Illinois home on Wednesday.

Buffalo Grove police said they discovered the bodies while performing s welfare check. A preliminary investigation indicated that their deaths stemmed from a “domestic-related incident,” according to police.

WGN reported that the deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide. Neighbors told the news outlet that a husband, wife, and their two elementary school-aged children lived in the home.

According to WLS, Wednesday’s welfare check pertained to a woman, and officers forced entry into the Buffalo Grove home after nobody answered the door.

Authorities have not yet publicly named the five decedents or how they died.

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