Police in Ohio say 2 real estate agents killed and a third was robbed within a week

2 Ohio real estate agents killed; another robbed

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Authorities say two real estate agents were killed and another was robbed in the past week in northeast Ohio.

Police say the robbery and one of the deaths appear to be related, and two brothers have been arrested.

Paul and Robert Brooks of Youngstown are accused of robbing a woman who showed them an apartment in nearby Boardman Township on Sept. 15.

The Vindicator newspaper reports the body of another real estate agent was found in a burning home Monday night in Youngstown. Boardman police Capt. Donald Hawkins says the cases are similar but the brothers have not been charged in the homicide.

Authorities say the body of a third agent was found Tuesday in a vacant house he was trying to sell in Portage County, about 40 miles west of Youngstown.