ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police are investigating the discovery of two bodies in eastern Kentucky.

Authorities said the bodies of a man and a woman were found in a home in Lawrence County, Ky., after a welfare check had been requested.

Sheriff’s deputies entered the home in Louisa on Monday and found the victims, who had both been shot. Their names were not immediately released.

Lawrence County (Ky.) Coroner Mike Wilson pronounced the victims dead at the scene. Autopsies will be conducted.