The two women found dead Thursday in a Phoenix apartment have been identified as a police investigation continues.

Tiwayla Spencer, 38, and   Marquisha Williams, 36, were found with apparent gunshot wounds in the apartment east of downtown, police said.

An employee at the apartment complex, 1333 N. 24th St.,  called 911 at about 9 a.m. June 26 to request a welfare check on the women who were not seen or heard from for several days, according to a release.

The employee opened the apartment and allowed officers inside where the women’s bodies were found.

"Detectives are working closely with the Medical Examiner’s Office to better understand what contributed to this incident," police stated in a release.