Police discover third body in Kensington fire rubble

    Police have discovered a third body in the aftermath of a fire and standoff Saturday in Kensington. As of Saturday, two bodies had been pulled from a rowhome that caught fire — one of a person who’d been shot in the head; the other of a gunman whom police fired shots at through the smoke.

     

    Now, Action News reports, a third body has been found, it’s age and gender undetermined due to damage from the blaze.

    It’s still unclear what caused the fire or why these three people were inside the home with guns at the time.

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