Dead Body Found In Container At Tukwila Apartment Complex

TUKWILA, WA - A resident at a Tukwila apartment complex found human remains stuffed in a container Thursday afternoon, according to police. Police are still investigating the matter, but have arrested one suspect in connection to the remains.

The remains were found around 4:30 p.m. Thursday along the 5800 block of South 152nd Place. That address is just north of the Southcenter Mall in a dense neighborhood of apartment buildings.

The King County Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy to determine how the person died. Meanwhile, police located a suspect in the death. That person was booked on investigation of murder and is being held without bail, according to jail records.

Tukwila detectives are still investigating the matter, and the identity of the victim has not yet been released by the medical examiner.

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