LAFAYETTE, La. — UPDATE: The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in the Sunday fire that left a 9-year-old girl dead.
Julian Jacob, 28, was booked with First-degree murder, two counts attempted first-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, violation of protective orders, illegal carrying of a weapon and possession of narcotics.
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's deputies say the two adults found in the burning home are listed in critical condition.
Detectives say the fire was intentionally set, and identified Jacob as the suspect. He was located by deputies in a traffic stop and arrested.
This investigation remains active and ongoing. No additional information is available for release at this time.
Here's the original story:
A nine-year-old girl was killed in an apartment fire early Sunday morning in Lafayette.
A four-plex apartment building called Jace Place Townhomes on Barracks Street caught fire before 4 a.m. Sunday. Several 911 calls were made to report the fire, including that there was one person possibly trapped inside. According to Lafayette Fire Department, several neighbors of the apartment tried to get inside to rescue the little girl who was later found in an upstairs bedroom, but the blaze prevented them from entering.
The mother of the girl, as well as an one other adult man, were taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries from the fire.
Several agencies, including LFD, Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Department, Duson Fire, Scott Fire and Judice Fire responded to the fire. It took around 30 minutes of fighting to get the blaze under control. It was after the fire was extinguished that search crews found the little girl inside.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
