3 people found dead inside home after fire in Washington state
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Three people were found dead inside a Kitsap County home that was engulfed in flames and authorities on Saturday searched for the homeowner, who was missing along with his truck, a sheriff's spokesman said.
The deaths of the two men and a woman were classified as homicides, Kitsap County Deputy Scott Wilson said Saturday in a phone interview from the scene.
Authorities asked the public to be on the lookout for the homeowner, 43-year-old John Derek Careaga, and to call 911 if he shows up.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He is believed to be driving a brown 2005 Ford F-150 truck with Washington state license plates CA9383B, Wilson said.
Careaga is considered a missing person at this point in the investigation, Wilson said.
A 16-year-old boy, Hunter Schaap-Jocsan, was found safe Saturday after at first being considered missing and endangered.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Wilson said he was not a suspect but declined to elaborate on how or where he was found.
The incident began with a 911 call at 11:28 p.m. Friday with a report of violence in the home.
Responding deputies found the house ablaze and firefighters quickly found the bodies, Wilson said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The cause of death has not been determined.
Careaga was the head of a large blended family that included seven children ranging in age from teenagers to young adults, Wilson said.
Wilson didn't know if all the children were living at the house.