Two people were found dead after a 2-story home was destroyed in a fire early Friday morning near Benbrook Lake.
A woman, later identified as 75-year-old Janice Looper, and her adult son, who has not been identified, were found at about 9:40 a.m. Friday morning according to the Tarrant County Fire Marshal.
The identities and causes of death in not known at this time.
Firefighters were called to the home along the 5800 block of Bear Creek Drive East before 4 a.m.
Neighbors had said the residents, an elderly woman and her adult son, hadn't been seen since before the fire. Some neighbors tried kicking in the door to search the home, but the flames were too intense, witnesses said. Police have not verified these reports as of this writing.
The Tarrant County Fire Marshal was at the scene investigating.
