Update 12/10/21: This is now being investigated as a homicide. The victim has been identified as a 24-year-old man.
Original: Detectives are investigating after a body was found in a stolen car parked in the Lakewood neighborhood of South Seattle on Thursday.
At approximately 9:00 a.m., a Parking Enforcement Officer located a stolen vehicle parked in the 3900 block of 48th Avenue South. When SPD officers responded to recover the vehicle, they discovered a deceased person inside the car.
Homicide Detectives responded to begin a death investigation, which is standard protocol in the case of a suspicious or ambiguous death.
The Medical Examiner’s office will take custody of the body and will determine the cause of death.
