Baltimore County Police Identify Man Found Dead Inside Burning Vehicle

New York City Medical Examiner on scene.
New York City Medical Examiner on scene.

BALTIMORE, MD – Baltimore County Police say the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the identity of the body of a man found in July inside a burning vehicle. The deceased has been identified as 68-year-old Linzie D. Bonds, II.

According to police, on July 27, at approximately 7:50 p.m., officers from the White Marsh precinct were dispatched to a commercial building fire in the 8400 block of Pulaski Highway.

“As officers arrived on scene they discovered there was a motor vehicle that was on fire. The Baltimore County Fire Department extinguished the fire, and observed an unidentified male occupant deceased in the vehicle,” the department said.

The Baltimore County Arson Team is currently investigating the circumstance surrounding the fire.
The cause of death is pending the outcome of an autopsy.