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Officials Identify Victim in Fort Worth Apartment Fire

Officials said they identified a woman whose body was found after a fire at a Fort Worth apartment complex Monday.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner confirmed that 31-year-old Ashlea Harris died in her apartment. Firefighters said they found Harris after extinguishing a small fire in the 4700 block of King Ranch Road and called Fort Worth police to investigate.

Officers confirmed to NBC 5 that Harris did not die of natural causes. Detectives said they are investigating Harris' death as a homicide.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner has not yet released the cause of death.

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