Case not connected to double homicide earlier in week

A man and woman are found dead in a Marion County home. (Daniel Dahm, Copyright 2023 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

OCALA, Fla. – A man and woman were found dead Monday night inside a home in Marion County, deputies said.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said deputies made a well-being check at a home on SW 20th Lane in Ocala and found the bodies.

In a Facebook post, deputies labeled the deaths as suspicious, but no other details have been released.

Sheriff’s officials in the online post said, “Please note that this incident is NOT connected to the double homicide from Sunday.”

Late Sunday morning, deputies were called to a home near the intersection of Southeast 28th Street and Southeast 52nd Avenue in Whispering Sands near Ocala and found a man and woman shot to death.

The sheriff’s office did not release the ages or names of the victims.

Anyone with information about the deadly double shooting is asked to call detectives at 352-369-6806 or contact Crime Stoppers at 352-368-7867.

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