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Bonifay police find two dead at home while searching for a person of interest
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Bonifay police find two dead at home while searching for a person of interest

HOLMES COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – Bonifay Police Department investigators are reportedly investigating after officers found two people dead inside a home early Sunday morning.

BPD officials said around 12:02 a.m. they received a call from family members requesting a welfare check. They said officers were dispatched to the home and knocked, but no one answered the door.

Officers reportedly looked through a window to see if anyone was inside, then saw a dead person lying on the kitchen floor. Investigators said officers entered the home and found another person dead in the home’s bedroom.

Investigators said it’s a homicide investigation. They said they believe the incident leading to these deaths took place between Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26.

The Bonifay Police Department is currently seeking Jesse Joe Raby for questioning. They ask that if anyone has information related to this investigation or Raby’s whereabouts, please call your local law enforcement agency or the Bonifay Police Department.

The Bonifay Police Department is reportedly being assisted in this case by the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office, the State Attorney’s Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.