Police investigate man’s death at Rockville homeless camp as homicide

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-investigate-mans-death-at-rockville-homeless-camp-as-homicide/2016/01/21/591931e4-c03e-11e5-83d4-42e3bceea902_story.html

Version 0 of 1.

Police in Montgomery County say they are investigating the death of a man at a homeless encampment in Rockville as a homicide.

The man, whose identity had not been confirmed, was killed early Thursday when a tent in a wooded area caught fire in the 5400 block of Randolph Road.

When firefighters arrived they found the tent engulfed in flames and several abandoned vehicles also on fire in the area. Authorities said the area appeared to be a makeshift homeless camp.

The man was found dead where the tent incinerated. Police said the incident is under investigation.