Detectives Investigating Suspicious Death in SODO

Seattle police detectives are investigating a suspicious death in the South of Downtown (SODO) district in South Seattle this morning.

At 10:09 a.m., patrol officers responded to a report of a suspicious death near Airport Way South and South Diagonal Street. When they arrived, the Seattle Fire Department had pronounced the victim deceased.

The King County Medical Examiner arrived on scene and determined that due to their injuries, the victim may have been killed. He is believed to be a male in his 40s.

Police cordoned off the area until the detectives with the Homicide and Crime Scene Investigation Units arrived and processed the crime scene.

No arrests have been made at this time.

The circumstances leading up the death are under investigation. If anyone has information, please call the Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Detectives with the Homicide Unit are investigating this case.