A 41-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy were found dead in their Hazel Park home on Monday, police said.

Hazel Park police officers were called at about 4:15 p.m. Monday to a home for an unresponsive female, they said in a statement. The statement did not specify the home's location.

Officers arrived and found the deceased woman and the deceased boy, it said. Both victims had injuries from physical trauma, according to authorities.

"This investigation is being handled as a homicide and is still in the early stages," the Hazel Park Police Department said.

On Monday, Hazel Park Schools officials said the victims were a student and his mother.

"The family is in our thoughts, prayers, and support during this incredibly difficult time," the district wrote in a letter to its parents.

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