BUFFALO, N.Y. — Authorities are investigating if an arsonist started a house fire near the scene of a deadly shooting. 

Crews responded to a vacant house on the 100 block of Hirschbeck Street just after 2 a.m. Thursday. 

They estimate the fire caused about $45,000 in damage. The cause is still under investigation.

Police say the house may have been the site of a homicide last month.

Police say a 19-year-old man was shot and killed in the same area on May 27th.