Antioch Police investigate suspicious death of man found in smoke-filled home, Tuesday night
By Sergeant Tom Fuhrmann, Antioch Police Investigations Bureau
On Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at approximately 8:45 PM, Antioch Police Officers were dispatched to an address in the 2100 block of Manzanita Way on the report of suspicious activity around a vacant residence. When officers arrived on scene they found the residence was filled with smoke. The fire department responded and found there had been a fire inside the residence and they located the deceased body of a male that had been burned. The residence had minor damage from the fire and did not affect neighboring homes.
Antioch Police Investigators were called to the scene and are in the early stages of the investigation into this suspicious death. No further information will be released at this time.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call Detective Colley with the Antioch Police Department at (925) 779-6922. You may also text a tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using key word ANTIOCH.
