Two people were found dead and a man was arrested on suspicion of murder early Saturday morning after barricading himself inside a Murrieta home for more than three hours, authorities said.

Murrieta police responded to a call just before 9:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, to check the welfare of an individual at a home on Jonquil Circle. A concerned caller was out of town and stated they were unable to contact family members, police said.

Officers responded to the 2400 block of Jonquil Circle to check on the individuals, but received no response at the door, police said.

Upon entering, officers found two people dead inside the home and made contact with 25-year-old Andrew Burke, who was uncooperative.

Burke refused to come out of the residence and SWAT was called in to handled the incident just past 11:15 p.m. Friday night, police said.

He was taken into custody just before 2:40 a.m. Saturday and detectives entered the home to investigate the deaths. Burke was booked into jail on suspicion of murder and resisting a peace officer, police said.

Further identifying information about the victims was not immediately available. Police did not disclose how the two victims died or any relation, if any, between the suspect and the two victims.