UPDATE: Detroit police chief confirms bodies found in burned home could be linked to Amber alert

DETROIT, MI - Bodies of two females were found early Saturday, Feb. 20, in a burned house on the east side of Detroit, according to multiple Detroit TV stations.

The stations are reporting the fire is linked to an Amber alert issued after 2 a.m. Saturday.

Savannah Walker, left, and Marcus Hightower

Detroit Police Sgt. Michael Woody, however, said authorities could not positively identify those found. "We have to let the medical examiner do that," he told MLive about 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

A 4-year-old girl, Savannah Walker, has been missing from Detroit since Feb. 16, according to information contained in the alert. Her mother also was missing.

Authorities were looking for her and "suspect" Marcus Hightower, 33, a parolee who has spend time in prison for assault, weapons offenses and second-degree child abuse.

It was reported that Walker and her mother were last seen with Hightower on Cadillac Boulevard in Detroit, according to Channel 4.

Police were called about 6 a.m. to a home on Lakeview Street near Forrest Avenue, according to WDIV-TV, Channel 4 news.

Two females were found in the basement of the home. Channel 4 news referred to the case as a homicide investigation.

A press conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the scene of the fire.