UPDATE, 8:36 a.m. Saturday:

TOWN OF EMPIRE, Wis. (AP) — The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the deaths of a father and daughter after their bodies were found at a home in the Town of Empire.

They were identified as 62-year-old Mark Whitmore and 27-year-old Julia Whitmore. Both lived at the home.

Authorities say dispatchers received a 911 call from a home health care worker shortly before 8 a.m. Friday who said she found her client dead inside the residence.

Sheriff’s officials say emergency responders found a second person dead as well.
Authorities have said there is no threat to the public and additional information was not being provided.

An earlier story is posted below:


TOWN OF EMPIRE, Wis. (AP) — The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the deaths of two people at a residence in the Town of Empire.

Authorities say dispatchers received a 911 call from a home health care worker shortly before 8 a.m. Friday who said she found her client dead inside the home.

Sheriff’s officials say emergency responders found a second individual deceased in the home. Detectives are working with the Medical Examiner’s Office to process the scene.

No further details were provided.