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Arson at Richmond Hill Home Claims Life of 11-Year-Old Child: Police
Investigators classify the Richmond Hill fire as homicide after an 11-year-old girl died and four others remain critically injured, with arson suspected as the cause.
- An 11-year-old girl died of injuries from a Richmond Hill house fire believed to be deliberately set, with emergency services responding around 3:15 a.m. Monday near Skywood Drive and Rolling Hill Road.
- Investigators have now classified the blaze as a homicide, with York Regional Police noting a red gas canister and Fiore saying, `The incident is now being investigated as a homicide`.
- Paramedics assessed four adults and one youth at the scene, transporting five victims—four inside the house, one outside—to hospitals in critical condition; police noted ages 70, 59, 42, and mid-20s among them.
- York Regional Police said investigators are canvassing witnesses and reviewing a lot of video with the Office of the Fire Marshal's help; no suspect description or arrests are reported, and the public is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
- York Region police noted two fatal shootings, this arson and other violent incidents in the last two weeks, and York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween pledged full investigations and prosecutions to hold offenders accountable.
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Second person dies after suspected arson at Richmond Hill, Ont., home: York police
Police in York Region say a second person has died in a suspected arson at a Richmond Hill, Ont., home that left an 11-year-old girl dead and three others critically injured on Monday.
·Bradford West Gwillimbury, Canada
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Child Dies Following Arson at Richmond Hill Home: Police
The death of an 11-year-old girl following a house fire is being investigated as a homicide, according to York Regional Police. Police were called to the home on Skywood Drive and Rollinghill Road just before 3 a.m. on Sept. 1. Richmond Hill Fire and Emergency Services and York Region Paramedic services also responded to the call, York Regional Police said. Four victims were found inside the home and one victim was found outside. They were all t…
·New York, United States
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