(Clarinda) The Page County Sheriff’s Office is investigating suspicious incidents surrounding a fire and death.
The fire occurred on May 2nd and destroyed a home owned by 61-year-old Robert Beach Jr. Investigators are aware that Beach purchased an AR-15 style weapon a few weeks prior to the fire. Investigators believe that was a legal transaction, but would like the private citizen who sold the weapon to Beach to come forward so that law enforcement can obtain the weapons identification information.
Investigators are also looking for information from the public concerning this fire. Anyone who may have been in the area between 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 1st and 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 2nd is asked to contact the Page County Sheriff’s Office at 712-542-5193.