WASHINGTON — Police are investigating after a body was found in a burning car Monday afternoon.
According to a spokesperson with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the burning car was found in the 500 block of Nicholson Street in Northwest D.C. just before 4:30 p.m.
Police confirmed when units arrived they found an SUV fully engulfed in flames and quickly extinguished the fire. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Service members found an adult body in the car. The victim was pronounced dead on the scene, MPD said.
The victim's body will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an official autopsy. Officials have no idea who the person was or how old they were when they died.
There is no word on how the person died at this time. The cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation.
Arson investigators are looking into the fire.
This is a developing story. More details will be available as they become available.
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