Police investigating deadly attack in Seattle’s U-District

SEATTLE — Seattle Police are investigating a fatal attack in the University District Thursday morning.

Officers were called to Northeast 55th Street and University Way Northeast at around 1:30 a.m.

When police arrived, they spoke with a 52-year-old man who said the victim, a man in his late 50s, was his roommate.

He then directed officers to the home he shared with the victim. Police found a man with severe injuries.

Medics arrived and pronounced him dead at the scene.

Police are questioning the 52-year-old man but the circumstances leading up to the victim’s death have yet to be determined.

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