DES MOINES, Wash. — Des Moines police are investigating a homicide after a man was found stabbed to death in a home that was on fire.
On Feb. 1, 911 got multiple calls about a house fire on S 216th St, a few blocks down from the Des Moines Library.
While crews were doing a search of the home, they found a man dead inside.
On Feb. 4, the King County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that the 45-year-old man at the home died from multiple stab wounds, and that the manner of death was homicide.
It’s unclear how the fire started.
Investigators do not believe there is a threat to the public.
On Feb. 12, a suspect was arrested in connection with this crime.
The suspect was taken to King County Jail and is expected to be booked for murder and arson.
KIRO 7 is working to determine if or how the suspect and victim knew each other.
Updates will be provided when they become available.
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