The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a news release that authorities were called Saturday to the scene of a fire at an apartment in the Steele Creek area west of the Carowinds theme park.
WSOC-TV reported firefighters pulled Amanda Strous from inside the apartment and MEDIC transported her to Carolinas Medical Center- Steele Creek. She was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
Authorities say the fire was intentionally set while she was inside.
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The case is being investigated as a homicide. The cause of death wasn't immediately released.
Authorities say it was not a random act of violence.
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