The small, wood-sided home is one in a cluster of homes near the intersection with Glen Creek Road in a remote stretch of Johnsburg just north of Thurman.

Some residents of the area knew the men well, saying they were quiet and friendly.

“They were really nice people, very good with the neighborhood kids,” said John French, who lives across the road.

Warren County sheriff’s officers were going door-to-door Wednesday afternoon, talking to residents and letting them know they weren’t in danger. Officers came and went from the Puglisi home and appeared to search woods around the home.

French said the neighborhood was shocked by the situation. Multiple neighbors said there were no indications of any trouble at the home.

Four area boys who were across the road from the house as police went door-to-door said they were nice men, one of them telling them he served in the U.S. Air Force.

They didn’t witness or hear the shooting, but knew the men well, saying they had lived there for at least a decade.

“We would hang out with them. They were really nice,” said 11-year-old Trevor Updike.

“One was quieter, shier than the other,” said Lucas French.