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Police investigate homicide at RV in North Seattle

May 29, 2019, 6:45 AM | Updated: 9:26 am

A man was found dead outside an RV parked in North Seattle early Wednesday morning. Police are now investigating the scene as a homicide.

Shortly after 5 a.m., Seattle police reported that they were called to the scene of a shooting at Midvale Avenue North and North 96th Street. The body of a 47-year-old man was found just outside an RV parked in the Licton Springs neighborhood. was dead “of an apparent gunshot wound” according to police.

People calling 911 around 5 a.m. reported hearing a single gunshot, according to police. By 6 a.m., police said the shooting was a being investigated as a homicide. Detectives note that they are working with the King County  Medical Examiner to determine the exact cause of death.

KIRO 7 TV’s Rob Munoz reports that neighbors say the RV showed up in the area a couple weeks ago.

No suspect information has been released and no arrests have been made. Police used a K9 unit to search the area.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the SPD tip line at 206-233-5000.

KIRO 7 TV contributed to this report.

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