Arson investigators began investigating the scene because it appeared that the fire was set intentionally to “cover up a crime.”
Investigators have concluded that the family of four killed in a house fire earlier this month was a result of a “murder suicide,” the San Antonio Police Department announced Wednesday. On March 8, firefighters responded to a house blaze at 10:45 a.m. in the 4400 block of Wrangler Run. After the blaze was put out, firefighters found four bodies — later identified as Alfredo Pescador, 44; Bianca Pescador, 40; Leslie Pescador, 19; and a 13-year-old boy — inside the home.
It’s crazy man’: Neighbors mourn death of family killed in Southeast Side house fire Homicide detectives then took over the investigation. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that all four family members died from gunshot wounds, and not from the house fire.
report. said the case remains an active investigation.
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