Firefighters discover body after battling minor fire

paso fire department’s “crim against persons unit” i investigating what they call a suspicious death. it happened on the 1800 block of kentucky at around 4:30 this afternoon. abc-7’s jerry najera is live from the scene with the latest… here’s what we know so far. the fire happened after 4:30 this afternoon. once fire crews arrived, they battled the minor fire. that’s when they found a 50-year old man. he was taken to sierra medical center where he was pronounced dead. the man has not been identified at this time. but police tell us there are six apartments in the complex and they confirm the man lived at the complex. it’s unclear whether or not he died because of the fire: “it’s still under investigation we’ll be coordinating with the fire marshals office and the police department for the exact cause of the death and the cause of the fire itself.” the fire marshal’s office is investigating. jerry, thank you and other news developing now. three people were taken to the