EHC House Fire Suspicious - Two Dead

Two people were found dead inside an Egg Harbor City home this morning.

Jay McKeen, spokesman for the Atlantic County Prosecutor's office confirmed the deaths but added the victims have not been identified yet.

McKeen added that the fire is considered suspicious.

Crews responded to the fire at the 200 block of Washington Avenue in Egg Harbor City Wednesday morning around 8 a.m.
New Jersey property tax records show the home is owned by John A. Pabst, who purchased the home in 2004.

Entire story at
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/alerts_breaking/two-confirmed-dead-in-egg-harbor-city-fire/article_ffbaab8c-6a76-11e4-bbca-4f7e6813542f.html




EGG HARBOR CITY – A fire at a house at 214 Washington Ave. has been deemed suspicious, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
According to Spokesman Jay McKeen, there were two bodies discovered in the home.
“The victims’ identity yet to be determined,” he said.
Neighbors who live across the street from the one-and-a-half-story bungalow, which had hearts painted on its front steps, said they did not know the people who lived there and that they stayed to themselves. One neighbor who preferred to remain anonymous said he believed the residents include a couple in their 40s with teenage children who were often seen going in and out of the property.
http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/hamilton-twp/hamilton-twp-general-news/59193-update-two-bodies-found-in-ehc-fire-prosecutor-confirms.html

Comment under NBC 40 report
 SJ Fire news FB page is reporting that this was a result of a domestic dispute and one person outside was transported to the hospital with stab wounds.
http://www.nbc40.net/story/27363939/authorities-investigating-deadly-egg-harbor-city-house-fire


Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office investigating death of mother and 7yr old son.http://www.acpo.org/pressreleases/2014/111214fire.pdf


A third victim, who survived the fire, was hospitalized.

Police say the man, who is believed to be the deceased woman's boyfriend, was conscious and talking to responders as he was about to be transported to the hospital.

Egg Harbor City Police Sgt. Dylan Hutton explains, "I don't want to put words into his mouth because I didn't hear what he said, but he was claiming someone broke into the house."
http://6abc.com/news/mother-young-son-killed-in-suspicious-fire-in-egg-harbor/391911/

11/13/14
 Neighbors and public documents identified the victims as Michelle Heist and her son, Gavin Pabst, a second-grade student at Charles L. Spragg Elementary School.
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/community-grieves-for-victims-in-ehc-fire/article_7dfcca24-6b72-11e4-a5ce-93a21434a2ee.html

Vigil for the Heist-Pabst family on Friday, Nov. 14th
http://gadfly01.blogspot.com/2014/11/vigil-for-heist-family.html

11/14/14
John F.Palmer III charged with murder and arson
http://gadfly01.blogspot.com/2014/11/john-f-palmer-iii-charged-with-2-counts.html

11/17/14
http://gadfly01.blogspot.com/2014/11/john-palmeriii-to-appear-in-court-111714.html

5/3/15
http://gadfly01.blogspot.com/2015/05/ehc-tee-ball-field-dedicated-to-gavin.html

7/3/15
http://gadfly01.blogspot.com/2015/07/joseph-palmer-indicted-for-double.html

7/25/15
http://gadfly01.blogspot.com/2015/07/motorcycle-run-in-memory-of-gavin-pabst.html