Unidentified man found dead in homeless encampment near Walmart
BELLINGHAM, WA. – (KGMI.com) An unidentified man was discovered lifeless in an encampment close to Meridian in north Bellingham over the weekend.
Bellingham Police Lt. Claudia Murphy says police responded on Saturday morning, October 14th, to a dying investigation in an unlawful encampment on the 200 block of East Stuart Street.
Residents have lately raised alarms concerning the encampment behind Walmart, prompting Mayor Seth Fleetwood type a workgroup to handle these issues.
Officers arrived to seek out an individual lifeless with no identification on the bottom inside a construction constructed with wooden and tarps.
The physique was eliminated and brought to the Whatcom County Medical Examiner’s Workplace to find out the reason for dying.
The case is beneath investigation, and they’re working to find out the person’s id.