DEKALB COUNTY - What began as a routine welfare check at a DeKalb County home Tuesday morning ended with deputies finding two people dead and another person in custody, authorities said.

What we know:

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called about 8:40 a.m. to the 1300 block of Oakland Drive in Sycamore after a family member requested a check on relatives.

As a precaution, nearby schools were briefly placed on lockdown while law enforcement responded.

Inside the home, deputies discovered two people dead. Their identities and ages have not been released.

Dig deeper:

During the investigation, deputies determined a vehicle was missing from the residence. It was later located in the Rockford area using a license plate reader, and the driver was taken into custody.

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