Man arrested in a suspicious fire and killing of a woman in Thief River Falls
A 23-year-old man is being held on suspicion of arson and second-degree murder in the death of a woman in Thief River Falls.
Firefighters responded to a 911 call around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday about a fire at a home with two apartments.
After they put out the blaze, firefighters discovered the body of a woman. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy to determine how she died.
The man police arrested was a renter who lived in the home. He's being held in the Pennington County Jail pending formal charges.
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