Police investigate death

Body on Airport Way S draws forensic CSI unit to Georgetown

Seattle Police investigated a death on Airport Way S near R-Day festivities on Saturday, Sept 12.

While R-Day revelers carried on at the afterparties and crews broke down stages and loaded barriers on trucks, Seattle Police investigated a death nearby.

Late Saturday night, a body covered with a blanket lay in the left southbound lane of Airport Way S. near the intersection with 13th Avenue S. underneath the on-ramp to Interstate 5.

For several hours, yellow and red crime scene tape blocked the sidewalk and street. Officers stopped and redirected any pedestrian attempting to walk past Smarty Pants. Inside the taped off scene, forensic investigators from SPD's Crime Scene Investigations unit snapped pictures and gathered evidence.

No one on the scene with SPD would say what happened. The Gazette requested to speak with a public information officer and will update this post when more information is available.