Homicide detectives take over investigation after woman found dead in house fire

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Homicide detectives have taken over an investigation into the death of a woman at a house fire at 17th and Elmwood Sunday morning.

The Kansas City Fire Department was called to a house fire at 8 a.m. Sunday and found a woman unresponsive inside the home. At that time, KCFD found the woman with injuries that weren’t consistent with just the fire alone, officials said.

On Sunday, the woman’s death was labeled suspicious. By Monday night, KCPD said homicide detectives are searching for leads in the case and have actively ruled the woman’s death as a homicide.

This is a developing story. KCTV will update it as more information becomes available.