Apr 24, 2023

Homicide: KC-area victim's death not due to fire

Posted Apr 24, 2023 9:00 AM
Investigators on the scene-photo courtesy KCTV
Investigators on the scene-photo courtesy KCTV

KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspicious fire in in a recreational vehicle in the 1200 block of SW Morningside, according to The Blue Springs Police Department and Central Jackson County Fire Protection District. 

First responders found a deceased individual while extinguishing the fire. After the  State Fire Marshal's office arrived,  police updated the case to a homicide investigation. The death was not due to the fire. 

Police were waiting on confirmation of the identity of the deceased.