A University of Washington student was found fatally stabbed at an off-campus housing building, authorities and officials said on Monday, May 11, sparking an active law enforcement investigation.
University of Washington police officers responded to a report of a stabbing at about 10:10 p.m. local time on May 10 at Nordheim Court, an off-campus housing complex for undergraduate students, according to the Seattle Police Department. Responding officers discovered a victim in a laundry room, the Seattle Police Department said in a statement on May 11.
Responding officers and the Seattle Fire Department "attempted lifesaving treatment," but the Seattle Police Department said the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. After campus police cordoned off the area, the Seattle Police Department took over the investigation, and detectives arrived to process the scene.
The King County Medical Examiner is expected to identify the victim in the coming days, the Seattle Police Department said. University of Washington spokesperson Victor Balta told USA TODAY the school could not confirm the student’s identity pending notification of next of kin.
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