UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — A woman who was found dead inside a vehicle Monday in University Place has been identified.
The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the woman as 33-year-old Annabelle Hichens of Renton. Hichens died of a gunshot wound to her head and her manner of death was a homicide.
Just before 4 p.m. Monday, firefighters with the West Pierce Fire & Rescue were called to the 1800 block of Day Island Boulevard for reports of an unresponsive person in a vehicle.
When they arrived at the scene, authorities found that Hichens was already deceased.
As they believed it to be a homicide, deputies with the University Place Police Department were dispatched to the scene.
Deputies looked for potential witnesses as no suspect was found.
The investigation remains ongoing.