Ocala police say they have a person of interest in custody in the deaths of an elderly couple found dead in their home Sunday morning.  That person, 32-year-old Terrance Hurst is the grandson of one of the victims.

  • 2 people found dead Sunday after well-being check
  • Deaths being investigated as a double homicide
  • Grandson of one of the victims arrested as person of interest in the Tampa area

Robert Roy Schwamberger, 81, and Ruth Amelia Schwamberger, 77, were found dead by police in their home at 544 NE 43rd Ave. Sunday morning after concerned neighbors called police to check on the couple.

Investigators say Hurst is Ruth Schwamberger's grandson. He was arrested in Largo, Florida for driving on a suspended license. Ocala police say he was driving Ruth and Robert Schwambergers car when he was taken into custody.

Crime scene investigators still on the scene of a double homicide in a normally peaceful Ocala neighborhood. Friends and neighbors of Ruth and Robert Schwamberger say they can't believe what's happened.

"I was completely and totally shocked when I found that they had been murdered," said neighbor Karen Sukow.

Sukow has lived across the street from the couple for nearly 40 years.

"My husband and I used to watch out for them. Check on them if we hadn't seen them in a couple of days - go over and check on them," said Sukow.

And that is exactly how Karen Sukow's husband found Ruth Schwamberger on Sunday. He was worried when he hadn't seen any activity at the home since Friday. 

"My husband got up and saw that the car still was gone and came over to check and see. He found her in bed," said Sukow. "All he could see was her hand sticking out of the blanket."

The Ocala Police Department began searching for Hurst who had been staying with the couple.

Ocala's Police Chief Greg Graham says even with the Grandson in custody the search for other suspects continues.

"There are some other people that we know that were in and out of here that we are in the process of talking to as well," said Graham.

Investigators say forensic crews have wrapped up their evidence collection but the house will remain locked up tight as investigators may need to come back to attempt to collect more evidence.

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Robert Roy Schwamberger and Ruth Amelia Schwamberger were found dead Sunday morning, May 1, 2016 in their Ocala home.