Deputies are investigating how a man and woman wound up shot to death in a Southwest Miami-Dade home on Saturday afternoon.

Just after 1 p.m., the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a man bleeding inside a home near 17000 SW 153rd Ct., just south of Country Walk in the area of Richmond West.

"The note just said the father was not responding, bloody with a hole in the neck. But doesn't specify if it's a [gunshot wound]," a dispatcher said to emergency responders. 

Upon arrival, deputies found a man and woman suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, MDSO said.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the scene and pronounced the two victims dead on the scene, MDSO said.

At the time of the shooting, there were allegedly people inside the home, and someone who was on scene is the one who called 911. 

When CBS News Miami asked whether the shooting was a domestic situation, MDSO spokesperson Samantha Choon said they are "not discarding the possibility, but right now the investigation is still in its infancy."

The sheriff's office has not revealed the identities of the people shot, but multiple neighbors told CBS News Miami that a couple lived in the home with their two kids.

MDSO said its homicide detectives have assumed the investigation.

A neighborhood in shock

Neighbors who spoke with CBS News Miami said they were shaken up and shocked by what happened.

"Oh my God, we are so surprised," said Angela Aybar. "Nothing like this has ever happened." 

Aybar has lived in the neighborhood for more than 20 years and explained that the people who live in the home were always kind and cordial. 

"They were very friendly," Aybar said. "They would always have their garage door open and when. And my husband and I would walk by, we would wave, they would wave, everybody. Extremely friendly."

"I heard there was a homicide and that it is very rare in this area," added Elaine Gonzalez. "This is a calm neighborhood, as you can see, we are good people."

As the medical examiner removed the two bodies Saturday night, neighbors couldn't help but think of the family left behind. 

"It is very devastating, especially for the family to go through this during the upcoming holidays, and yes, they do have two kids, and I'm sure it's going to be very hard on them and the family to have to go through something so bad," Aybar said. 

CBS News Miami has circled back with MDSO to confirm the identities of the two people and their relationship, but has not heard back.