Father Of 5-Year-Old Found Dead In Vallejo Fire Is Suspect: Police

VALLEJO - Vallejo police are looking for a man suspected of starting a house fire that killed a child Sunday morning.

Police identified the suspect as Darrylone Shuemake Sr., 53, who reportedly is the father of the 5-year-old boy who died in the blaze at 827 Stella St.

Police consider Shuemake armed and dangerous and are asking anyone that knows where he is to call Vallejo police or their local police agency.

The two-alarm fire was reported at 9:53 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters en route to the blaze received reports of heavy smoke and one person possibly trapped inside the home, fire officials said.

Firefighters learned neighbors tried to rescue the boy, who was found deceased inside.

Police Monday afternoon said they will not release the boy's identity.

Also on Patch: 5-Year-Old Dies In Vallejo House Fire

A woman suffered second- and third-degree burns and a 13-year-old boy suffered minor burns in the fire, fire officials said.

Both were taken to Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center.

"It's a tragedy. I have five kids, to have somebody burn a child, a family, alone just a family, what is this world coming to?" neighbor Markell Wallace told ABC7 News.

-Bay City News, image via Vallejo Fire Department