Davenport Police: two people found dead in apartment fire, deemed suspicious

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Davenport, IA-  The Davenport Police Department is investigating the cause of a fire where two individuals were found dead.

According to a news release, at about 3:55 AM Tuesday, January 16th, Davenport Police and Fire responded to the 5200 block of North Division Street in reference to the report of a structure fire.

Davenport Fire crews arrived on the scene to find moderate smoke showing from an apartment and quickly extinguished the fire.

During a search of the apartment, firefighters located two deceased individuals.

Davenport police say the origin of the fire and cause of death were deemed suspicious. The incident remains under investigation.