DETROIT – Police are investigating after a man and woman were found shot to death after an apparent shoot-out on Detroit's east side.

The incident happened around 6:19 p.m. Wednesday in the 4100 block of University Place.

Police from Grosse Pointe, Harper Woods and Detroit all converged at the home that is a half block off Mack and the border with Grosse Pointe.

Sources told Local 4 News a 29-year-old man and his 24-year-old female friend walked out of the home, got into their van and were ambushed by more than one gunman.

However, it was not only an ambush, but also a shootout. A person inside the van also shot back at the gunmen shooting from the outside. Once the shots stopped, witnesses could see someone going through the van, possibly taking items.

Children were inside the home at the time. They were not hurt. It's unclear if the man and woman shot to death are the father and mother of the kids in the house.