Blue and reddish constabulary lights.(Valerie Lake / Alaska Public Media)

Anchorage constabulary opportunity nan group recovered dormant successful an East Anchorage fire earlier this period were a pregnant female and a toddler — who had been changeable by a man who past killed himself.

According to a Thursday statement from police, a associated constabulary and occurrence investigation recovered that nan May 12 occurrence astatine a location connected nan 2600 artifact of Easthaven Circle had been intentionally set. The time aft nan fire, a 3rd assemblage – later identified arsenic 46-year-old Esteban L. Pope — was discovered inside.

“APD detectives person wished that (Pope) fatally changeable a 32-year-old pregnant female (seven months gestation) and a 2-year-old female wrong nan location earlier turning nan weapon connected himself,” constabulary said successful nan statement.

Police described nan deaths arsenic a crime of home violence, and did not place nan victims aliases opportunity really they were related. No motive was mentioned successful nan statement.

Police and firefighters didn’t instantly respond Friday to questions astir nan killings aliases fire, including whether Pope is suspected to person started nan blaze.

The victims’ family has been notified, according to police.