The Jasper County Coroner's Office confirmed that coroner Andrew Boersma had been called to a home in the 4200-block of Old Orchard Lane in Wheatfield Monday.
Boersma declined to give any information about what he was called to the home for, and said he does not expect his office to release any further information until after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
The town of Wheatfield has less than 1,000 residents, and the neighborhood in which this investigation is being conducted Is typically quiet. Neighbors are now left with a mountain of unanswered questions.
"Honestly, just shock. It's shock more than anything. It's taking a toll on me today," said neighbor Monica Prentice.
Prentice and neighbor Michael Pittman said law enforcement arrived around mid-morning to a one-story home with a burn pit that is now surrounded by a maze of crime scene tape.
"The police digging, investigating, that's mostly all I've seen, the coroner's office," Pittman said. "They dug on the side of the garage, and they dug in the burn pit."
"It's pretty unusual. It's pretty unusual. We have some bad stuff that goes on around here, but not like this," Prentice said.
Indiana State Police said they're assisting the Jasper County Sheriff's Office in the investigation, but neither agency offered any details about the nature of the investigation.