Autopsies Planned on Bodies Found in Norcross-Area Home (Update)

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Autopsies were planned for Tuesday as investigators hope to determine what caused the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in a North Norcross Tucker Road home Monday afternoon.

Norcross PD said a man and a woman were discovered by officers around 2:45 p.m. Monday at 459 North Norcross Tucker. Police said the deceased were found in different rooms within the house. The bodies were badly decomposed and might have been in the house for weeks. Investigators were not immediately able to identify their genders until Monday evening.

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The causes of death have not been determined, police said.

Norcross PD said officers were flagged down by a man cutting the grass at the home, alerting them that he smelled a “strong of something deceased” coming from the house. The man, identified as the brother of the homeowner in media reports, told police the house was rented by a Vietnamese woman who had not been seen in weeks, police said.

“Officers also smelled the odor and, after being unable to get anyone to the door, forced entry into the home,” Norcross PD said in a Monday statement. “Officers found 2 people, deceased, in what appeared to be at least several days, if not weeks, of decomposition.”

The GBI and Norcross PD have been investigating the incident.

More information will be released after the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner has completed the autopsies.