ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Deputies found three bodies an east Orange County home after receiving a call from a concerned out-of-state friend Thursday morning. Investigators suspect it may have been a double-murder suicide.

Orange County deputies got the call at 9:13 Thursday morning from a North Carolina woman. She asked them to check on the well-being of a friend in the Hickory Cove subdivision, a friend she hadn't heard from in days.

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When patrol deputies arrived mid-morning at 2420 Hickory Oak Boulevard, the only sound was the barking of two dogs left in the backyard.

"It is horrifying. That's what it comes down to. It's horrifying and shocking," said neighbor Ray Perez.

One resident said he heard popping noises around 8:00pm Monday.

"Maybe the first two shots we heard, then there was a pause, a pause of ten minutes, then we heard another," said neighbor Tony Simonelli.

But no one in the 5-year-old neighborhood called authorities.

Detectives said they found weapons in the house, but won't confirm what kind or if they were used in the apparent double-murder suicide. Detectives believe the three bodies had been there since Monday or Tuesday.

"Two of the men lived here. One lived here in the past and witnesses say he showed up earlier in the week," said Sgt. Allen Lee, Orange County Sheriff's Office. "There are indications there was a slight struggle inside."

Property records show the home is owned by Raphael Gonzalez. Investigators said they found his body, along with roommate David Abrami and friend, Robert Drake. Gonzalez's black BMW was parked in the garage Thursday and, behind it, was a second BMW, registered to David Abrami. Drake owned the green Jeep also parked at the home.

"According to residents, it's a quiet home, no type of party house, anything like that," Lee said.

Neighbors said they would often see two of the men who lived there.

"I'd see them have their routine every morning. They jog, they walk the dogs around here," Perez said.

"It's a sad day. because all three of them have families," Simonelli said.

Animal Control officials took away two dogs while detectives continued to examine home and the bodies inside.

The owner of the house, Gonzalez, also has a political-consulting business registered to the home called Strategum Corporation, whose Web site refers to the business as "the one stop solution for all of your campaign needs" and cites clients such as Tom Feeney and Sheri McInvale, who was recently indicted.

Channel 9 tried to contact several of Gonzalez's political clients.

Congressman Tom Feeney of Oviedo issued a statement:

"I have known Ralph since he was a young man and he has been a great friend and political advisor. I am stunned and saddened by this tragedy and my thoughts and prayers are with Ralph's family and friends."