Two people were killed in an overnight home invasion in Clayton County, police said.

Scherell Venisee, 37, was found dead just after midnight Monday from gunshot wounds inside a home in the 4400 block of Chester Lane in Ellenwood, Channel 2 Action News reported. Dectric Searcy, 27, was found on the garage floor suffering from gunshot wounds.

He later died at a hospital.

Clayton County police say a “felony amount” of drugs were found during a search of the home, Channel 2 reported, leading them to believe the deaths were drug related.

Detectives are still investigating and no suspects have been identified.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Clayton County police. Tipsters can also remain anonymous, and be eligible for rewards of up to $2,000, by contacting Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477, texting information to 274637 or visiting crimestoppersatlanta.org.

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