Body found near Little Brook Park

SEATTLE -- Seattle Police detectives are investigating after a dead man was discovered in the city's Little Brook neighborhood early Sunday morning.

Police say a security guard was patrolling the 3000 block of NE 143rd Street, when he found the body of a black man in his 20s who had suffered a fatal gunshot wound.

Detectives are working alongside Crime Scene Investigators and the Medical Examiner to identify the victim, and find out how long he had been there before he was discovered.

If you have any information in this case, detectives are asking you to call the Homicide Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.