FREEPORT, Ill. — Two people were found dead in Freeport early Thursday morning causing an hours-long investigation.

Police were called to a house on the 1700 block of S. Galena Ave.

Police found the bodies of 51-year-old Chad Wirsing and 50-year-old Paul Laird, both dead in their home.

Wirsing’s injuries show he was shot multiple times, while Laird was found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Two guns were also found at the scene.

One resident of Freeport says she knew Chad Wirsing and described him as a wonderful man.

“He’s a wonderful man. It's very sad. It really is,” said Thea Brooks.

“He's a good guy," she added. There's not a whole lot of good people left. You know, especially this town just got so much going on. Last year, there were a lot of shootings and a lot o

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