USA11 May, 20262 min read
Seattle Police Search For Suspect After 19-Year-Old UW Student Stabbed To Death At Nordheim Court
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19-year-old UW student found dead in Nordheim Court laundry room. Investigation treated as homicide; suspect at large.
UW student homicide in Seattle
Seattle police are searching for a suspect after a University of Washington student was found dead in a laundry room at Nordheim Court at about 10:10 p.m. Sunday, and UW police had earlier alerted residents to stay indoors and lock windows and doors.
“Officers are actively searching for the suspect. No arrests have been made at this time.”
NBC News reported that Seattle Police Department Detective Eric Muñoz said the victim is “believed to be a 19-year-old transgender female,” and that “Officers are actively searching for the suspect. No arrests have been made at this time.”
The Seattle Times said the death was reported around 10:20 p.m. at Nordheim Court Apartments Building 7 on the 5000 block of 25th Avenue Northeast, and that officers found the student dead in a laundry room.
MyNorthwest said the first 911 call came in around 10 p.m. and that an alert sent to students at 10:42 p.m. stated UW police were “investigating a possible homicide in Nordheim Court 7 laundry room.”
Suspect description and warnings
Police described the suspect as a Black man between 5-foot-6 and 5-8, wearing a vest with a button-up shirt and blue jeans, while the Seattle Times said he was about 25 to 30 years old, about 5-foot-7 tall, with a slim build, black hair and beard.
KOMO quoted Seattle Police Department Det. Eric Munoz saying, “This individual just committed a homicide; they should be considered armed and dangerous,” and added that officers were dispatched to Nordheim Court Apartments in the 5000 block of 25th Ave NE around 10:10 p.m. Sunday.
MyNorthwest said investigators had not yet released how the victim was killed and had not said whether the suspect and victim knew each other, while also noting police had not released the victim’s identity or condition.
FOX 13 Seattle said authorities were searching for an “armed and dangerous” suspect and described the incident at the off-campus Nordheim Court apartments near University Village, with the building involved close to the Burke-Gilman Trail.
Ongoing investigation and support
Residents were told to stay indoors and lock doors and windows while officers secured and searched the area, and the Seattle Times said residents were told they could leave their apartments by 1 a.m. Monday as the investigation remained ongoing.
NBC News said Nordheim Court residents were told via the UW Alert system to stay indoors and lock their windows and doors, and later that they “no longer needed to remain inside their homes” at around 12:56 a.m. while “a death investigation remains ongoing.”
KOMO said the victim’s identity and cause and manner of death will be released by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office, and it directed people with information to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.
The University of Washington called the death “deeply distressing,” and KOMO listed UW Counseling Center support including the 24/7 Husky HelpLine, SafeCampus at 206-685-7233, and Husky Assist at 206-543-9331 or 911.