Serial Shooter Found Buried in Torched Home Days After Police Did ‘Extensive Search’ of Residence

Authorities in Missouri believe they have found the remains of a man suspected in a shooting spree that killed one person and injured several others, including a child.

Oscar Sanchez-Munoz, 22, is accused of carrying out a series of shootings across Missouri and Kansas between June 11 and June 16, FBI Kansas City previously announced.

The shootings began on June 11 in Kansas City, Kan., where a vehicle carrying an adult and a child was hit with a bullet, the Kansas City Kansas Police Department (KCKPD) said. Investigators were able to identify Munoz as the suspect, whose photos they shared in their statement.

On June 16, Munoz allegedly carried out another series of shootings in Kansas City, Mo., according to the FBI.

The shootings injured four people and killed one person, Kansas City Missouri Police Chief Stacey Graves said at a press briefing last week.

One of the injured victims was an Uber driver carrying passengers to a World Cup game at Arrowhead Stadium.

After identifying Munoz as the suspect, police said they arrived at his Independence, Mo. home, which hours later was on fire. Upon entering the burned residence, officers could not find Munoz despite an “extensive search,” which sparked a days-long search for him, Graves said.

She added that it is believed the fire was set from inside the house.

On Wednesday, June 24, Kansas City police in Missouri were contacted by Munoz’s family who had been at the property to do some “rehab” at the home following the fire, according to a police statement shared with PEOPLE.

Family members were sorting through huge piles of debris when they noticed the smell of decomposition.

“They dug out a portion of the clutter and moved several items aside that had been flooded from putting out the fire, and observed what they thought was a human body there,” police say.

Based on the descriptions of deceased person’s clothing, which matched what Munoz was wearing on the night of the shootings, police say they believe the recovered remains belong to him, but are awaiting official confirmation from the medical examiner’s office.

All but one of the victims were in stable, non-life threatening conditions, Graves said at last week’s briefing.

Police did not announce a possible motive behind the shootings.