Investigation underway of three deaths in Muncie home, possibly linked to carbon monoxide

Douglas Walker, Muncie Star Press
Updated ·1 min read

MUNCIE, Ind. — Authorities are investigating the deaths of three people, including two children, found deceased in a home on the city's northeast side.

The bodies — of a 24-year-old man, a 3-year-old boy and a 21-month-old girl — were found Sunday afternoon at a home in the 1700 block of East Yale Avenue.

A memorial is set up outside the home in the 1700 block of East Yale Avenue where three people — a 24-year-old man, a 3-year-old boy and a 21-month-old girl — were found dead Sunday. Firefighters found high levels of carbon monoxide in the house.
A memorial is set up outside the home in the 1700 block of East Yale Avenue where three people — a 24-year-old man, a 3-year-old boy and a 21-month-old girl — were found dead Sunday. Firefighters found high levels of carbon monoxide in the house.

Delaware County Coroner Gavin Greene said Muncie firefighters determined there were "high carbon monoxide readings" in the house.

Autopsies were conducted Monday at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.

"This is an ongoing investigation pending results from the toxicology and (the) pathologist," Greene said in a release.

Deputy Police Chief Melissa Criswell also said Monday afternoon the probe — involving both city police and fire department personnel — was ongoing.

Police were called to the Yale Avenue home shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday, Criswell said.

Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.

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