NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - A southwest Florida teen is accused of setting fire to a home that killed one person on Tuesday, authorities said.
The teen was taken into custody and charged with arson and murder, a Collier County Sheriff’s arrest report said.
The home was already engulfed in flames when deputies arrived on Tuesday, the Naples Daily News reported.
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Investigators found one body inside. A medical examiner determined the injuries were consistent with a fire, the arrest report said. The name of the victim hasn’t been released.
A surveillance video from a Circle K gas station showed the teen buying a gas can and gasoline. When deputies spoke to the teen, they could smell gasoline on him, the report said.
Tuesday and could smell a strong odor of gasoline on him. He agreed to speak with deputies and was taken into custody.
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