Police in west Georgia are investigating the shooting deaths of a Carroll County couple as homicides.

James and Kristin Brock, 45 and 41, were found dead Thursday morning at their home, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said.

“The weapon was not located on scene, which led us to believe it was a double homicide and not a murder suicide as many were speculating online,” Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Communications Director Ashley Hulsey told WAGA.

Friends of the couple said the couple had recently joined Catalyst Church in Carrollton and described them as friendly and fun-loving.

“Kristen was bubbly and fun and she loved hugs. She never met a stranger. And James, he was a comical kind of guy. He would always crack jokes and always say something to make you laugh,” said Tasha Meza.

Hulsey said there didn’t appear to be a forced entry into the home, although a door was ajar when deputies arrived on scene.

The sheriff’s office asks anyone with information to contact Investigator TJ Repetto at 770-830-5916 or via email at trepetto@carrollsheriffga.gov. Or, call 911.