Person found dead in Burien homeless encampment

BURIEN, Wash. - Burien Police are investigating after a body was found in a tent in a homeless encampment Friday morning.

According to the King County Sheriff's Office, police and fire personnel were called to an encampment near 225 SW 152nd St around 9:35 a.m. They were answering a call for an unresponsive person.

The person was declared dead by the fire department.

Fire officials have not determined a cause of death; that duty falls to the King County Medical Examiner.

Authorities have not specified the age or gender of the deceased.

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