Cedar Hill

Man, dog found dead in burning car, Cedar Hill police say

Police responded to a vehicle fire at E. Belt Line Road and Wilson Road.

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Investigations are underway after police say a man and dog were found dead in a burning car Tuesday.

Cedar Hill police responded to reports of a fire at about 7:40 p.m. Tuesday in a parking lot at the intersection of E. Belt Line Road and Joe Wilson Road.

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Responding officers said they observed smoke coming from a parked car and that a man exiting a nearby grocery store claimed his friend and dog were still in the car.

The Cedar Hill Fire Department extinguished the flames and found an occupant and dog dead inside.

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Police did not release the victim's identity or the suspected cause of the fire. The case is under investigation.

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