2 killed when suspected burglars drive into Deerfield Beach lake in attempt to flee deputies, sheriff's office says

An investigation is underway in Deerfield Beach after the Broward Sheriff's Office said two suspected burglars were killed after driving their vehicle into a lake in an attempt to flee deputies.

The sheriff's office said that just before 4 a.m. Tuesday, deputies received a report of a burglary in the 700 block of Deer Creek Lakeside Way in Deerfield Beach.

The preliminary investigation revealed that "multiple individuals" were burglarizing unoccupied vehicles in the community.

"The investigation revealed that multiple individuals were burglarizing unoccupied vehicles," Broward Sheriff's Office Spokesman Carey Codd said. "When deputies arrived the driver fled."

Neighbors told CBS News Miami they saw the situation unfolding early Tuesday morning.

"The whole street was covered in sirens and red and white lights," said isabella Gauvry, who lives next to the lake where the car was submerged.

Shortly after the vehicle went in the water, BSO took a suspect who had swum out of the lake into custody.

Divers recovered the body of another man in the vehicle. And a few hours later, a second man in the car was pulled from the lake In a yellow tarp.

"No one should lose a life," said Allen Gelman, who lives on the lake. 

His cameras showed the SUV being pulled out of the water.

"I can tell you this, I'm always gonna lock my doors," Gelman said. "And make sure all cameras are working. Because you never know."

Isabella Gauvry said her sense of safety is changed, too.

"It's definitely scary," she said. "Bodies dragged out of your backyard Is terrifying."

The investigation is ongoing.