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HERRON ISLAND, Wash. - Two people are dead, no suspects are in custody, and a double homicide investigation is underway on Pierce County's Herron Island.
What we know:
Pierce County deputies discovered the bodies of a man and a woman at a home on Herron Island Thursday while conducting a welfare check after they had not been seen or shown up for work.
A 64-year-old woman and 39-year-old man appeared to have knife wounds, and had likely been dead over the last week, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office.
There is no suspect in custody at this time. Investigators are continuing to process the scene.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Pierce County Sheriff's Office non-emergency line at (253) 287-4455.
Herron Island is a small island located to the west of the Key Peninsula in the southern part of Puget Sound.
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The Source: Information in this story came from the Pierce County Sheriff's Office.