Man found dead after fire in West Baltimore, prompting suspicious death investigation

A man was found dead in West Baltimore Monday after a fire, according to city police.

Officers were called by the fire department to the 1000 block of W. Lanvale Street around 8:30 p.m. Once on the scene, firefighters told police they found a dead man after they extinguished a fire at the back of the location.

The incident prompted a suspicious death investigation, police said.

The body was taken to the Medical Examiner's Office for identification and to determine the cause of death, according to police.

Anyone with information is asked to call homicide detectives at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.

Suspicious death investigations

This is not the first time police in the Baltimore area have launched suspicious death investigations.

In mid-November, Baltimore Co