Body found in burning car called Pine Bluff's 27th homicide of year

FILE - A Pine Bluff police vehicle is shown in this 2009 file photo.
FILE - A Pine Bluff police vehicle is shown in this 2009 file photo.

A body found inside a burning car in Pine Bluff on Saturday night appears to be that of a homicide victim, authorities said.

Officers responded to a vehicle fire in the area of 2300 E. Pullen at about 6:45 p.m., according to a news release by Pine Bluff police. Once the fire was extinguished, responders found the body.

According to police, detectives are investigating the death as a homicide, the city’s 27th of the year. Authorities hadn’t identified the body, and no suspects were named at the time of the release.

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