Suspicious Fire and Death Being Investigated
IN ESCANABA, POLICE DETECTIVES ARE PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER OF A WEEKEND INCIDENT THAT CLAIMED ONE LIFE.
AUTHORITIES ARE NOT RELEASING THE NAME OF THE VICTIM.
ABOUT 3–30 SATURDAY MORNING, OFFICERS FROM ESCANABA PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONDED TO A VEHICLE FIRE. IT WAS IN THE EAST ALLEY OF THE 300 BLOCK OF SOUTH 19TH STREET.
THEY FOUND THE VEHICLE FULLY ENGULFED IN FIRE.
WHEN THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT, THEY FOUND THE MAN IN THE VEHICLE, DECEASED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS SAID TO BE SUSPICIOUS. THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE CRIME LAB FROM MARQUETTE IS ALSO WORKING THIS CASE..