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WSP investigating after dead body found in car on I-5 ramp

Jun 27, 2021, 7:59 AM

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Washington State Patrol is investigating a homicide after a dead body was found in a car on an I-5 ramp early Saturday.

WSP received a 911 call around 2 a.m. reporting a disabled vehicle on the ramp from Michigan Street to northbound I-5.

State troopers and Seattle police officers responded and found that the driver had been shot and died.

SPD deployed a K-9 track that was unsuccessful.

Detectives are investigating the shooting as a homicide.

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