On Sat., Jan. 18, at approximately 2:25 a.m., the Howard County Coroner was dispatched to 1131 N. Armstrong St. in reference to a decedent located at the scene of a residential fire.
The decedent has been positively identified as the resident and homeowner, Charlene Marie Ormsby, 69. Identification was made through DNA analysis by the Indiana State Police Forensic Lab in Indianapolis.
An autopsy was performed on Tue., Jan. 21, by a forensic pathologist at the Howard County Coroner's Office. The preliminary autopsy findings are consistent with thermal and inhalation injuries from the fire. Final determination is pending forensic toxicology and lab results.
This case remains under investigation by the Kokomo Fire Department and the Howard County Coroner's Office. Anyone having additional information is asked to contact District Chief Glenda Myers at 765-457-2636 or gmyers@cityofkokomo.org .