Police: Bellevue man on fire was not victim of homicide

Bellevue police have determined that the death of a Bellevue man who caught on fire Saturday was not a victim of homicide. Investigators are still trying to figure out whether the incident was a suicide or an accident. The King County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the man as Benito Jorge Gonzalez-Hernandez. Witnesses who saw the man burning helped douse the flames before firefighters arrived, but Gonzalez-Hernandez later died from his injuries.

Bellevue police have determined that the death of a Bellevue man who caught on fire Saturday was not a victim of homicide.

Investigators are still trying to figure out whether the incident was a suicide or an accident.

The King County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man as Benito Jorge Gonzalez-Hernandez.

Witnesses who saw the man burning helped douse the flames before firefighters arrived, but Gonzalez-Hernandez later died from his injuries.