Tom Woods and his housemate, Rodney Bennett, had been drinking Saturday night when Woods started firing a gun in the house, police said. Shortly afterward, the fire broke in a bedroom. Woods' body was found in the kitchen. The cause of death is undetermined pending an autopsy.
"Our understanding is that Rod and Tom Woods had been drinking, there was some gunplay that happened, but it had nothing to do with the death at all," said Suffolk Police Sgt. Edward Fandrey.
"We're still trying to determine the cause and origin of the fire, but it seems consistent with Rod's version of events. We don't suspect foul play," he said. "It seems as though Mr. Woods may have caused the fire."
Fandrey said Woods' gun was unlicensed and it was not clear what, if anything, he'd been firing at.
