-- A 7-year-old girl discovered her mother's body and the body of a male shot to death Friday morning at a house in west Birmingham, and alerted her neighbors, who contacted Birmingham police, according to a witness on the scene.

Darnetta Smith said her younger sister, Sharday Ware was one of the victims. She said Sharday was 27 and "had a pure heart of gold."

[ Update 4/28/2014: The victims have been identified. The male victim, whose identify was not released Friday, is Dekova Jemille Harris. Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper said that investigators have received information about drug activity at the location of the murders. Investigators are still seeking information about the murders. ]

Police said a neighbor called about 10 a.m. and alerted law enforcement to the bodies. When police arrived on the scene in the 1300 block of 57th Place Ensley, they discovered a male victim and a female victim.

At this time the bodies have been removed from the house, but the cause of death is unknown. The girl who discovered the bodies has been taken downtown to police headquarters.

"She's going to be old enough to remember this, that's the sad part about it" Darnetta Smith, in tears, said of her 7-year-old niece. "I hate she's going to grow up like this."

Asked if she knew any reason that something would happen to her sister, Smith said "I have no clue."

Cindy Williams said she is the grandmother of the 7-year-old, and normally picks her up to take her to school. She called this morning to pick her up, but the calls kept going to voice-mail.

Investigators were canvassing the neighborhood this afternoon looking for information and witnesses. Anyone who knows anything about the situation should call Crimestoppers at 254-7777.

Headline updated for clarity at 2:10 p.m. and with more information at 2:25.

Updated at 5:05 p.m. to show that victims were shot to death.

Corrected Sharday Smith's name to Sharday Ware.