Man's body found inside burning home in Salisbury | Crime

SALISBURY, NC (WBTV)- Investigators in Salisbury are looking into a house fire where the body of a 53-year-old man was found inside.

According to Salisbury Police, officers were called to a home along the 200 block of Ludwick Avenue on Monday morning around 7:15 a.m.

A neighbor called police after seeing smoke coming from the inside of the home.

Salisbury Fire Department arrived and upon making entry into the residence, fire personnel located a deceased victim, identified as 53-year-old Larry Wendall Knox, who lived at the home.

Salisbury police criminal investigations unit and fire are treating this as a suspicious fire. 

The State Bureau of Investigations Arson unit has been called in to assist with the investigation. At this time the investigation is continuing.

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