MUNCIE, Ind. – Authorities early Monday were continuing their investigation of three deaths – apparently two murders committed by a person who then took their own life – in a home in the 5000 block of West Timothy Way.

Shortly before midnight, Delaware County authorities released the names of the three people found shot to death in the home. They were members of the family that lived there – Casey L. Ritchie, 58; Denise E. MIles, 45, and Rylee Ritchie, 14.

Further details about the case were expected to be released later Monday.

►UPDATE: Sheriff: Probe into family's shooting deaths 'ongoing'

Emergency dispatchers received a report of a shooting at the house, in the Farmington neighborhood north of Muncie’s city limits, at 4:04 p.m.

Neighbors who spoke to The Star Press said the home was occupied by parents and a school-aged daughter.

Delaware County Sheriff Tony Skinner said at that time the identities of three gunshot victims in the house had not yet been confirmed.

However, Skinner’s chief deputy, Jeff Stanley, said family members of the home’s occupants were aware of the situation.

Late Sunday, the bodies were removed from the house and taken to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital's morgue, Stanley said.

Officials at the scene shortly after 6 p.m. included the sheriff, Stanley and Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman. Stanley said Muncie police and Indiana State Police had been asked to come to the house to assist in the investigation.

Muncie police brought their department’s new tripod-mounted FARO Laser Scanner to map the crime scene.

No neighbors near the scene who talked to The Star Press professed to have heard anything like gunfire, and a few believed the tragedy being investigated took place before Sunday.

The neighbors interviewed indicated they did not know members of the Ritchie family well. Records reflect the family had lived in the home for several years.

About 8 p.m., however, an upset young person was standing not far from the house in the arms of an adult woman, perhaps someone aware they had likely lost a friend.

Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.