No foul play suspected in death of Elk Grove man found during fire response
ELK GROVE — No foul play is suspected after a man was found unresponsive inside of an Elk Grove home Thursday.
The Elk Grove Police Department said dispatchers initially received a call at around 6:30 p.m. from someone who reported finding a bullet hole in their home's wall on Aizenberg Way.
While officers were responding to the scene, and the caller, who was still on the phone, reported seeing flames coming from their neighbor's residence.
A crew from Cosumnes Fire responded and quickly extinguished the blaze. That's when they found the unresponsive 30-year-old man. His name has not yet been released.
Police detectives on Friday said that the fire started from an electrical source and foul play has been ruled out. As for the bullet that was fired, detectives say it came from the victim's home and went off when it was heated by the flames.
Elk Grove police said there were no obvious signs of trauma on the man's body and his exact cause of death has not yet been released by the county coroner's office.
