RALEIGH -- Wake County sheriff's deputies are calling the death of a pregnant mother a violent homicide, but they're still waiting for a medical examiner's report on Michelle Young to determine the cause of death.

The 29-year-old was found Friday afternoon inside her home on Birchleaf Drive, just south of Raleigh. Authorities say Young's 2-year-old daughter was also in the house at the time.

“The daughter is OK, she's with a relative," said Sheriff Donnie Harrison, who was at the scene late Friday evening.

Authorities have remained tight-lipped about the circumstances surrounding the pregnant woman's death. The autopsy report should reveal how far along Young was with her pregnancy.

As authorities continue to guard the house during the ongoing investigation, people who live in the quiet Enchanted Oaks community say they're shaken up.

"None of us are free, regardless of where we live in this day and age, so hopefully they can get to the bottom of it and find out what occurred and by whom," said Sonya Catlett, who lives just two doors down from the crime scene.

The news has not only hit hard in Young's community, but also at Progress Energy, where she worked. This is the second time this year the company has tragically lost one of its employees.

In late August, Progress Energy employee Cynthia Moreland was abducted. She was found dead two weeks later behind an abandoned house.

Regarding Michelle Young's death, Progress Energy spokesman Mike Hughes told News 14 Carolina that, "our thoughts are with the family at this time."

Neighbors admit they're also thinking of their own safety

"It’s very, very, very sad so it just helps us to appreciate that we need to set our security systems now,” said Catlett.

Authorities say Young's husband was out of town during the incident and has since returned to Raleigh.