COLUMBUS – What began as a fairly routine burglary call on the East Side last night ended in a standoff between the burglar and police and the death of the suspect in a fire she apparently set herself.
Columbus police say when Devin Toles spotted officers responding to a burglar alarm at a home at 483 Taylor Avenue at 6:27 p.m., she ducked back inside the home and went to a back room which was already on fire.
Toles, 24, was later found dead in a bathroom, Homicide Unit Sgt. Jeffrey Strayer said.
Strayer says it appears that Toles acted alone and had set the fire.
The investigation is continuing, Strayer said.