What at first appeared to be a house fire near Simi Valley turned out to be much more than that, with the discovery of the body of a man.
Residents of Clear Springs Knolls, in the Santa Susanna Knolls area spotted the blaze just after 4 p.m. Wednesday.
They called 911. Ventura County firefighters say there was the body of a man in the home, who appeared to have died from a gunshot wound. Firefighters were able to confine the blaze to the home, before it could spread to nearby brush.
An autopsy on the body is pending. The man’s name hasn’t been released.