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Realtor finds two bodies in Chapel Hill residence

Chapel Hill police are investigating two bodies found in a home on Deming Road off East Franklin Street Thursday, according to Chapel Hill police.

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Chapel Hill police are investigating two bodies found in a home on Deming Road off East Franklin Street on Thursday, according to Chapel Hill police.

A realtor walked into the home and found the two bodies. According to neighbors, the house has been on the market for more than a year.

Officers have arrived and are blocking off the area as a potential crime scene in the Franklin Hills neighborhood.

Neighbors returning home from work, found their street blocked off.

"I think they have been trying to sell their house for over a year," neighbor David Yao said.

"I can't believe something like this is happening in our neighborhood."

According to a listing online, the home was offered for sale at $650,000.

Chapel Hill Police have not identified the two people found dead, inside this home.

But neighbors fear it's their beloved neighbor, in her 80s, and her son. Police have not said how the two people died, or when.

Neighbors said they are stunned.

"I feel bad because I knew her," one neighbor said. "I had met her family too. It's really, really sad. I would watch her jog around the neighborhood."

"She was a very sweet lady. She would walk every morning, even when the weather was bad. She would just be walking, very intently."

Police said they are not able to release information because they are struggling to notify family, who live out of state. They did say they do not believe the public is in any danger.

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