CBC News has confirmed that Shawn Lindsay, Joe Sylvester and Christine Clifford are the three people shot and killed in Consort, Alta., on Friday morning.

Police received a call about the incident around 3:30 a.m. Friday, the RCMP said.

When officers arrived at a rural property near Consort, they found Lindsay, 43, and Sylvester. Both men had been shot. One was dead at the scene. The other was taken to hospital, where he later died.

Joe Sylvester (left), Shawn Lindsay and Christine Clifford were confirmed by friends and family as the three people found dead near Consort, Alta. on Friday. (Facebook ) Both men were in their 40s and police said they knew each other.

Officers then learned that a woman had been shot by one of the men earlier in the night.

Police and EMS went to a second home, a few kilometres north, where they found the body of Clifford, 44.

"The investigation led us to the second scene when we were at the first one," Sgt. Roberta McKale said. "Some information brought us to believe that we had to attend the second location."

RCMP are not looking for any suspects at this time. No officers were involved in the shooting.

The rural property where the two men were found shot was Lindsay’s home, according to his father, Bob Lindsay.

Lindsay said his son hired Sylvester to work at their oil company three years ago but ended up firing him two weeks ago.

The younger Lindsay was not married but had two young children with his girlfriend.

"He was one of the best guys you could ever meet," his father said. "He loved life and worked hard."

Sylvester was due in court on Monday for the start of a disqualified-driving trial. He was previously convicted of uttering threats, assault and mischief.

Clifford was the mother of four children and was widowed in 2011.