Two people have been found shot to death in a Los Angeles home during a welfare check, police said. Police found the victims while responding to the home in Encino on Monday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Officers responding to a welfare check in the 4700 block of White Oak Avenue about 2:30 p.m. Monday found the pair inside the home, according to Los Angeles Police Department Det. Meghan Aguilar. Paramedics responded and declared the couple dead at the scene.