Two Women Found Dead of Gunshot Wounds Inside Burned Placerville Home

Two women were found deceased inside a house fire in Placerville on Friday morning. El Dorado County Fire responded to the house fire on Rose Lane at 5:48 a.m. Upon extinguishing the fire they found the women inside. The Coroner's office has determined that their cause of death to be gunshot wounds.

62 year old Carol Hague and 58 year old Crystal Ann Ward have been identified as the victims.

Arson investigators responded to the scene along with Coroner and Sheriff’s Office investigative personnel. An investigation is continuing into the fire and the deaths.