MAGNOLIA, Ark. (AP) - Two people were found dead Monday in a car fire in south Arkansas and authorities have launched a homicide investigation, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said.
The fire was reported at about 12:30 p.m. Monday in a rural area of Columbia County, the Banner-News reported. Kelly Blair, a criminal investigator with the sheriff’s office, said authorities are investigating the deaths as homicides but he would not provide further details, including a cause of death.
Arkansas State Police and the Magnolia Police Department assisted in the investigation, the newspaper reported.
No names have been released.
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