The Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that three people have died in an apparent double murder-suicide in rural Des Moines County, Iowa.

BURLINGTON, Iowa — The Des Moines County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that three people have died in an apparent double murder-suicide in rural Des Moines County, Iowa.

Deputies arrived at 14733 Lynx Road in rural Des Moines County just before 5 p.m. Friday, April 29, 2016 after receiving complaints from a fourth person who was able to get out of the house but reported hearing gunshots.

All three people inside sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene. The sheriff's office has identified the victims as Tiffany Inghram, 36, a resident of the home in Danville, and Wanda Dowell, 63, of Florida. The suspect was identified as Robert Inghram, 60, of Mediapolis.

Des Moines County Sheriff Mike Johnstone says the shooting took place at a home where authorities had been conducting a sexual abuse investigation. Authorities say a teenager who was inside the home escaped and called authorities.

Autopsies are being conducted by the University of Iowa Hospital.

Court records show Inghram was charged with third-degree sexual assault for in March for assaulting a teenage girl but released from the Des Moines County Jail on a $10,000 bond. He was ordered not to have contact with anyone in the home.

The incident remains under investigation by the Des Moines County Sheriff's Office and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.