Four found dead in Scranton home

Scranton police chief Jon Reed found the bodies of three children and one adult in the home at 212 S. Lawrence Ave. after responding to a fire call Monday morning.

The Shawnee County coroner is performing the autopsies on four bodies found inside a Scranton home Monday morning. They said the autopsies should be complete by Tuesday evening.

Osage County Sheriff Laurie Dunn said more information on the incident will be released Tuesday evening.

"Everything is under investigation, nothing is being ruled out at this time," said Osage County Undersheriff Jeff Johnson.

Scranton police chief Jon Reed found the bodies of three children and one adult in the home at 212 S. Lawrence Ave. after responding to a fire call Monday morning. The call came in after a neighbor smelled smoke.

"Scranton police department showed up just a few minutes later," Scranton Police Chief Jon Reed said.

Police aren't saying if they suspect foul play.

"Everything is really hinging on the autopsies right now," Johnson said.

Osage county Sheriff's and Scranton Police will continue to investigate. They did say the fire they initially responded to was intentionally set . They also say they should know more as soon as autopsies are complete, possibly as soon as Tuesday.

Public telephone records show the home is that of Amy and Michael Shirley, but authorities are not releasing identities of anyone involved.

The principal of Carbondale School confirmed said that grief counselors were on hand for students, but declined to comment further.

Update from the Associated Press

The Kansas State Fire Marshal's office is not saying what led investigators to conclude that arson caused a fire in an Osage County home that killed four people. Firefighters found the bodies of one adult and three children inside the home in the small town of Scranton yesterday. The fire marshal's chief investigator Rose Rozmiarek today declined to say why the agency believes the fire was deliberately set because, "It's still early in the investigation." Osage County Sheriff Laurie Dunn said there's been no formal indentification of the victims. She said no arrests have been made and nobody is in custody this morning. Dunn said "It's an open case" and asked anyone with information to call the sheriff's office (1-877-OSCRIME). The Shawnee County cornoner's office said it was performing the autopsies on the victims but didn't expect to have any results until this evening at the earliest.

Neighbors in the town of about 725 people said the well-kept ranch-style house was occupied by a husband and wife and their three children.

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