The Washington State Patrol said two teenagers were found dead less than a half-mile apart on Interstate 5 in what they called a related homicide, Fox 13 reported.
Law enforcement said the victims, both 16-year-old boys, were hidden behind a tall concrete wall and dense forest along a busy Seattle freeway.
The first victim’s body was found in a ditch near North 85th Street and Interstate 5 and was visible to passersby Thursday night, while the second victim’s body was found about 12 hours later on Friday local time. It was discovered around 8 a.m.
Both teenagers died from their gunshot wounds, police said.
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The Washington State Patrol said the deaths of the two 16-year-old boys are related. (Washington State Patrol)
The victims were identified as Jahaz S. Phillips and Miion Coleman.
Police say what happened prior to the teens’ murders and when and where they actually took place are still under investigation, and police are wondering how the two incidents are related. Details have not been disclosed.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Washington State Patrol for more information, but police did not immediately respond.
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said Trooper Rick Johnson. Local News Station King 5 WSP on Sunday determined the deaths were related after interviewing the victims’ families, but did not provide further details.
Fox News 13 Seattle confirmed that the cases were related, but did not say what the connection was.
“There’s a very high concrete retaining wall and there’s a lot of greenery. You basically have to go up the ramp to see what’s going on,” a nearby resident told a local news station. (Google Street View)
“The younger the body, the more heartbreaking it is for sure,” said Jake Lower, who lives near Interstate 5 where the body was discovered. fox 13 seattle.
“In any case, this is the most extreme thing I’ve heard of happening here.”
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According to local news outlets, the area of Interstate 5 where the victim was seen is blocked by a large wall and trees.
“There’s a very high concrete retaining wall and there’s a lot of greenery. You basically have to go up the ramp to see what’s going on,” Lower said.
The bodies of two teenagers were found less than a mile apart on Interstate 5 in Seattle near an off-ramp, Washington State Police said. (Google Maps)
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It was initially believed the teens had been hit by a car, but an autopsy confirmed they died from gunshot wounds.
