Suicide by fire

Veteran Suicide Update: Man Who Died in Fire Set Blaze Himself ...
By contact@veteransforcommonsense.org


August 16, 2008 - A Waldorf man who died in a fire at his home last Saturday actually set the fire, and he refused to leave the house as it burned, state fire investigators said yesterday.

Fire officials have not officially ruled the death of Dean Lorenzo Turnbull Jr., 28, a suicide, saying they are still unsure about his motives for starting the fire. They said he was receiving treatment for mental-health problems but provided no further details.

Authorities said that about 8 a.m. Aug. 9, Turnbull started a fire among papers in his basement bedroom at the home in the 11000 block of Breezy Point Court. After that, they said, he set another fire in a basement storage room.

Turnbull's mother, 54, was home at the time. Her account convinced investigators that Turnbull had intentionally stayed.
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