A homicide investigation is underway in Buckhead after a welfare check at a home turned into a discovery of a dead woman. The woman found was the mother of a former Atlanta Falcons player.

Further details about the incident are available from local news sources. What is known is that police made the discovery on Tuesday afternoon and also detained the woman's son, who had barricaded himself inside the home.

The son was taken into custody after police made a forced entry into the residence. For more information on this incident, readers can refer to the original news report from FOX 7 Austin.