Mounties in Kelowna are investigating the suspicious death of a 27-year-old woman overnight.

RCMP found the young woman dead inside a home in the 300-block of Yates Road shortly after midnight during a call to assist paramedics.

Some neighbours told CTV News they heard what they believed to be a single gunshot earlier in the night.

It is believed the residence was home to a couple with young children.

Kelowna RCMP are treating the death as suspicious and its Serious Crime Unit is investigating.

Anyone with information is asked to call 250-762-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.