The North Philadelphia community awoke to a harrowing scene early Saturday morning when the bodies of a man and a woman were found dead inside an RV. According to FOX 29, authorities surrounded the vehicle, located on the 2400 block of North Philip Street, with yellow police tape as an ominous reminder of the tragedy that occurred.

Officials came upon the gruesome discovery shortly after 2 a.m., with the Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit initiating an investigation swiftly thereafter. The man was reportedly in a "severely decomposed state" upon a bed inside the RV, while the woman was found unclad on the RV's steps. An area resident, seeking to remain unnamed, expressed their horror to FOX 29, stating, "It was very, very bad. Bad, bad smell. When I came last night and I got out of the car and I smelled it, I wanted to throw up, that’s how bad it was smelling." This testimony underscores the distressingly palpable impact of the incident on the local community.

As the investigation unfolds, the identities of the deceased remain unknown. As revealed by NBC Philadelphia, the cause of death for both individuals has not been determined, leaving many questions unanswered. Police statements indicate that the man's body was found first, followed by the discovery of the woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:24 a.m. by medics.

In a statement obtained by CBS News Philadelphia, police said that the man and woman were found inside the recreational vehicle in an overnight operation that has since launched a thorough homicide investigation. The details surrounding this unsettling discovery continue to evolve as authorities work to piece together the events that led up to the deaths, with updates anticipated as the Homicide Unit delves deeper into the case.