Victim identified after body found in flaming vehicle in Temple Hills
Police investigating case as a homicide
This story was updated Friday, May 28, 2010 at 2:37 p.m.
Police are investigating the Thursday night discovery of a body found inside a flaming vehicle in Temple Hills as a homicide, a police official said.
A passer-by reported a vehicle on fire in the 2100 block of Catskill Street at approximately 10:10 p.m., said officer Evan Baxter, a spokesman for the Prince George's County Police Department.
The victim has been identified as William Sylvester Epps, 55, of the 4700 block of Maui Street in Clinton. Epps suffered sustained trauma to his upper body and was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A phone number for Epps' family could not be located.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Prince George's County Police Department's Homicide Unit at 301-772-4925. Callers who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 866-411-8477 or text "PGPD (plus the message)" to CRIMES (274637) or visit www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/police/ to submit a tip online.
E-mail Andrea Noble at anoble@gazette.net.
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