The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent murder-suicide in Amherst Township Wednesday morning.

Just before 7:30 a.m., officers responded to the 300 block of Broadway Avenue after Amherst firefighters discovered the bodies of a woman and child inside a home where they had been called to a fire, according to Capt. Robert E. Vansant Jr., with the sheriff’s office.

Preliminary investigation suggests the woman killed her child before setting the house on fire and ending her life, Vansant said.

“As this investigation continues, it is important to recognize the profound loss felt in the communities of Amherst and Amherst Township as well as within the Amherst Exempt School District,” Vansant said. “Our hearts go out to those affected during this incredibly difficult time.”

No further information is available at this time, and this story will be updated as we learn more.