Overview

• Police responded Monday to a River Ridge Way residence for reports of an armed person who barricaded himself inside, and negotiators with a crisis counselor were unable to make progress.
• Fire crews arrived just before 5:30 p.m. and adopted a defensive strategy due to the threat to responders, focusing on protecting nearby homes as the blaze intensified.
• A person was located deceased inside the home Tuesday morning after the scene was secured, and the Sacramento County Coroner will release the name later.
• Officials said a man in a bright reflective vest detained near the burning house was unrelated to the barricaded subject and may have mental health issues.
• Folsom police and arson investigators are conducting a follow-up investigation into the fire’s origin and whether the deceased was the barricaded individual, with assistance from regional agencies and air support.