AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a double homicide in the 700 block of Indian Mound Road in the Verona area of Augusta County.

According to a release, at approximately 1:12 p.m., the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office received a request from family members to conduct a welfare check at the residence.

Once inside the home, deputies reportedly located an elderly male and female deceased.

The Staunton Augusta Rescue Squad, Verona Fire Department, and Staunton Fire Department responded to the scene to assist.

The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division remains on scene and is actively investigating this incident.