Miami-Dade detectives identify one victim of deadly Kendall house fire
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office detectives have identified one of the two people who were found dead inside a smoldering Kendall house after firefighters knocked down the flames Friday morning.
Firefighters arrived at the burning home, located at Southwest 108th Avenue and 67th Drive around 9 a.m. Once the fire was extinguished, they found two adults dead.
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On Monday afternoon, detectives identified one of them, 58-year-old Aileen Cruz. The sheriff’s office did not release the cause of death, but dispatchers said on the police scanner Friday that one of the victims suffered a gunshot wound.
Detective Joseph Peguero Rivera, a sheriff’s office spokesman, said the other victim has not yet been identified.
The fire and the deaths are being investigated by sheriff’s office homicide and arson detectives, in addition to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, according to the sheriff’s office.
The agency said that the cause of death of both people is pending autopsy results from the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner.
This story will be updated once more information becomes available.
