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Police: Homicide ruled for man found dead in Clinton apartment fire

Responders found the man's body after putting out a Clinton apartment fire on March 26.

CLINTON, Iowa — Editor's Note: The video shown above aired on March 26.

UPDATE (March 30): The cause of death for a man found in the process of putting out a Clinton apartment fire has been ruled a homicide, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety (Iowa DPS).

The man was identified as 41-year-old Dustin Christopher Doran of Newton, Iowa.

Iowa DPS said an autopsy from March 28 showed evidence to rule Doran's death as a homicide, but no further details were released.

The investigation remains ongoing and the Clinton Police Department says there is no cause of concern for public danger.

ORIGNAL (March 26): An investigation is underway in Clinton, Iowa, after authorities found a person dead in an apartment after a fire Saturday morning.

According to the Clinton Police Department, at about 6:50 a.m., officers and firefighters responded to an apartment on 31st Avenue North after a report of fire and smoke.

As firefighters extinguished the flames, a dead body was found in the apartment.

The police department launched an investigation into the death, supported by Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations, Clinton County Sheriff’s office, Iowa State Fire Marshal, Clinton County Medical Examiner’s office and the Clinton County Attorney’s Office.

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