The deaths of four people — including two children — in a suspicious extra alarm West Englewood neighborhood fire have all been rules homicides, officials said Thursday afternoon.
Autopsies performed Thursday by the Cook County medical examiner’s office determined they died of thermal injuries and carbon monoxide toxicity due to the fire, according to the medical examiner’s office. Their deaths, including 8-year-old Royalty Ratler, were ruled a homicides.
The blaze erupted early Wednesday in a house in the 6200 block of South Paulina Street, and left Royalty, an unidentified 15-year-old boy, 57-year-old Lisa Brown and 57-year-old Reginald Lee Wilson dead. Two other people remain in critical condition, officials said.
Police are investigating the blaze in the 6200 block of South Paulina Street as arson.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Related Posts:
- Girl, 8, among 2 dead, 4 others critical after suspicious fire at West Englewood home Uncategorized An 8-year-old girl and another person died after a suspicious extra-alarm fire erupted early Wednesday in West Englewood, leaving four others in critical condition, officials said. The unidentified 8-year-old girl was pronounced dead at 2:57 a.m.; a male of unknown age was pronounced dead at 2:49 a.m., according to the…
- 2 children, 2 adults dead, 2 others critical after suspicious fire at West Englewood home News An 8-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, as well as two adults have died after an extra-alarm fire early Wednesday in West Englewood, leaving two others in critical condition, officials said. Police are investigating the blaze in the 6200 block of South Paulina Street as arson. The 8-year-old girl was…
- What to know about the mysterious deaths in New Mexico linked to unknown substance News MOUNTAINAIR, N.M. (AP) — Investigators in New Mexico are trying to identify a mysterious substance that may have contributed to the deaths of three people and led to more than a dozen first responders being briefly quarantined. Authorities were called to a suspected drug overdose Wednesday and found four people…
- Family of three women who died off Brighton beach ‘struggling to come to terms’ with deaths News Jane, Christina and Rebecca were sisters, from the Uxbridge area of London (Picture: Family handout) The family of the three sisters who were found dead off Brighton beach. Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walter, 32, and Rebecca Walter, 31, were pulled from the water near Madeira Drive on May 13. They…
- Mexico will discuss drug trafficking and migrant deaths during visit by US security official Mullin News By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that she hopes to strengthen bilateral security cooperation during U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s visit to Mexico, including on issues of combating drug trafficking, migrant smuggling and arms trafficking, and to facilitate intelligence sharing. Mullin arrives in…
(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)