Fire at home in Fair Oaks turns into homicide investigation

An arson investigation at a home in Fair Oaks set ablaze late Wednesday night has now become a job for homicide detectives, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday.

The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department first responded to reports of a fire at the 7300 block of Palm Avenue around 11:05 p.m., department spokesman Capt. Chris Vestal said.

Crews discovered a victim in the home that had signs of “unnatural” trauma to the body and called the sheriff’s department just after midnight, sheriff’s spokeswoman Sgt. Tess Deterding said. The victim, a white male in his 50s, was brought to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

It is unclear whether the man was a resident of the home, Deterding said.

No further information available, and the victim has yet to be identified, but Deterding said the investigation is ongoing.

This story was originally published June 29, 2019 at 6:41 PM.