Kentwood PD: Fire before suspicious death deemed arson

KENTWOOD, Mich. (WOOD) — Detectives have determined someone intentionally set fire to a Kentwood home where a man was discovered unresponsive.

Kentwood police said this week they have ruled the June 8 fire at the home on Poinsettia Avenue SE near 48th Street SE an arson. When crews put out the flames, they discovered 53-year-old Rolando Pierre Jr. unresponsive inside a bedroom. Pierre was taken to a hospital, where he later died, police say.

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