Two people are dead in the Wedgefield area of Orange County, and deputies are searching for the suspect.

Deputies are investigating reports of two people shot in the Wedgefield area of Orange County.

The shooting allegedly happened at a barn at 3696 Bancroft Boulevard. Two men were found shot in the chest.

"We don't know what the nature of this shooting is right now," said sheriff's office spokesman Jeff Williamson. "All we know is that two men are dead and the suspect or suspects are at large.

Friends of the owners of the house said a man lived there with his wife and daughter.

Investigators said the family is aware of the shooting. Authorities do believe the two men who were shot were familiar with the home and the family in some way.

