Baltimore woman’s death after fire ruled homicide

BALTIMORE (AP) — The death of a woman whose body was found in a burning Baltimore home has been ruled a homicide.

Firefighters say the fire broke out at the northeast Baltimore home around 5 a.m. Tuesday. A woman inside was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said Wednesday that an autopsy found that the woman’s death was a homicide. They did not release any further details, including the woman’s name or how she was killed.

An investigation is ongoing.

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