ROCKWOOD, Tenn. — Authorities in Roane County are investigating after a neighbor found three people dead in a home.
According to Roane County Sheriff Jack Stockton, two males and one female were found dead in the home. It's on Mountain View Road in the Rockwood area of Roane County, according to Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Boduch.
Stockton told WBIR that the brother of one of the victims went to the home Wednesday to check on them and thought they were all sleeping. The person then went back Thursday morning and the three people didn't appear to have moved.
The home's door was open at the time, a factor being considered in the investigation. The brother called 911.
The sheriff initially said foul play hadn't been ruled out, and authorities treated it as a crime scene. Stockton said the narcotics unit was also on the scene to investigate the possibility of an overdose.
"We have treated this as a crime scene to preserve the evidence and make sure they tell the facts of the case," said Stockton.
Authorities said both heroin and fentanyl were found on the scene. The sheriff's office said the investigation shifted to try and find where the drugs came from.
RCSO said Friday it is waiting for the toxicology report to determine for certain if the three died from overdose.
Boduch said his office was part of the investigation and that his investigator was on the scene.
Names have not been released yet.
"It's still very early in the investigation," he said.
This story will be updated when more information becomes available.