Seattle police investigating after dead man found outside Town Hall building

SEATTLE — Seattle police say they are investigating after a body was found in First Hill Thursday morning.

Officers got reports of a dead man in the 1100 block of 8th Avenue just after 5:00 a.m. They found the body lying in an alcove of the Town Hall building.

“Officers secured the area until Homicide detectives and members of the Crime Scene Investigation Unit arrived,” said a spokesperson. “The King County Medical Examiner responded to the scene and will determine cause and manner of death.”