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2 boys, ages 12-16, found dead inside Melrose, Putnam County mobile home

Deputies expect the road will remain blocked for hours on Shiloh Road while they investigate. PCSO said it's a very active scene with heavy police presence.

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — The Putnam County Sheriff's Office said officers discovered the bodies of two boys between the ages of 12 and 16 years old inside a Melrose mobile home Wednesday morning.

The sheriff's office got a call about the scene on Shiloh Road around 9:30 a.m. Two adults were found uninjured. The sheriff's office confirmed a family had moved into the home a couple of weeks prior to the incident. The manner of death has not been disclosed, but the incident is being treated as a double homicide.

Deputies said this is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public.

PCSO said it's a very active scene with heavy police presence. Officers expect the road will remain blocked for hours on Shiloh Road while they investigate. 

This is a developing story.

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