Father and daughter found dead inside Lancaster home
A man and his young daughter were found dead inside a south Red Deer home Sunday afternoon, and an investigation into their deaths is underway.
Red Deer RCMP attended the residence in the Lancaster neighborhood at about 3:30 p.m. as part of a welfare check. Mounties gained entry into the secure residence and once inside they located the body of a 39-year-old man and his six-year-old daughter.
The RCMP Serious Crimes Branch South was called in to assist Red Deer City and Red Deer GIS with the investigation. The names of the deceased are not being released at this time.