A man found dead at a Folsom home that was destroyed in a fire on Sept. 8 , as officers responded to a report of an armed person barricaded inside, has been identified as 56-year-old Eren Keith Powers, the Sacramento County coroner said. His death is classified as a suicide.

Folsom police said flames engulfed the residence on River Ridge Way off American River Canyon Drive as officers responded to the report of an armed person there.

Scanner traffic indicated the Folsom Fire Department initially responded just before 5:30 p.m. Sept 8, to a report of the fire.

After the fire was extinguished and the smoke cleared, police said the man was found dead inside the home on the morning of Sept. 9.

In one bright spot in the deadly ordeal, firefighters found the family cat hiding in a backyard

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