The Ottawa Police Service's major crime unit is investigating what it calls the "suspicious deaths" of a man and woman in an area populated heavily by Carleton University students.

Their bodies were discovered at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at a home on Cambridge Street South near the Queensway.

Police identified the man as Andrew Ferguson, 33, who they said lived in the house. The identity of the woman likely won't be clear until an autopsy is performed Monday, police said in a Sunday release.

Police provided few other details.

"At this early stage, and due to the complexities of the scene, there will not be any further information to provide," police said in a Saturday evening release.