Homicide suspected in death of woman found after fire at Sacramento homeless camp
Detectives are investigating the death of a woman in a Monday morning fire at a Sacramento homeless encampment as a suspected homicide, authorities said.
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District and Sacramento Fire Department personnel just after 7 a.m. to a fire reported at a large homeless camp along Roseville Road near Longview Drive, under the Interstate 80 overpass, Fire Department spokesman Capt. Justin Sylvia said.
One woman was found dead inside a trailer that had been engulfed in “heavy fire conditions,” Sylvia said.
Homicide detectives with the Sacramento Police Department responded for a suspicious death investigation, police said in an afternoon social media post, which followed an initial investigation by the Fire Department’s arson unit.
Detectives obtained information leading them to believe the incident was a homicide, the Police Department said in a Monday evening news release.
The investigation remains in its early stages, and there is no suspect information available, police said.
No other injuries were reported, Sylvia said. The fire caused minor damage to nearby trailers.
Metro Fire crews were the first to arrive on the scene, but the incident happened within Sacramento city limits and within the Sacramento Fire Department’s jurisdiction, Sylvia said.
Investigators were at the scene Monday morning, Sylvia said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Fire Department.
The victim’s identity will be released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office pending notification of family.
This story was originally published March 20, 2023 at 9:22 AM.
