Police identify man found dead in burning northeast Kansas City home

Police on Monday identified the man found dead inside a burning northeast Kansas City home as 61-year-old William P. Simmons.

Firefighters responded about 8 a.m. Sunday to a house fire in the 300 block of Oakley Avenue. After extinguishing the flames, which were contained to a bedroom, firefighters found Simmons’ body.

Police have said Simmons’ death is suspicious. They were not releasing any further information about the investigation.

Robert A. Cronkleton, bcronkleton@kcstar.com

This story was originally published August 24, 2015 at 4:29 PM with the headline "Police identify man found dead in burning northeast Kansas City home."