Henry Scott IV found dead in burning house Thursday; foul play suspected

The man found dead in a burning house at East 44th Street and Wayne Avenue Thursday was Henry Scott IV, and police suspect foul play, The Kansas City Star reported today.

Firefighters were called to the home around 2 a.m. and found the 28-year-old in a bedroom. From the Star:

Bomb and arson investigators determined that someone set the fire, with more than one ignition point, in the house in the 4400 block of Wayne Avenue, Police Capt. Rich Lockhart said. An autopsy is pending.

Reports say Scott was a 1999 graduate of Southeast High School and worked at Quick Cash and later at Speedy Cash.

If Scott’s death is ruled a homicide, he will be Kansas City, Missouri’s 14th homicide victim of 2010.