Published April 19 2018
On Wednesday, April 18, at approximately 7:41 p.m., Bellevue police officers and firefighters responded to a report of an unconscious female outside of a house on the 600 block of 153rd Avenue Northeast.
When officers and firefighters arrived, they located a non-responsive girl in the backyard. Firefighters attempted life-saving measures for several minutes before she was declared dead. Police detectives and the King County Medical Examiner responded to the scene to investigate the circumstances of the death.
The victim was later determined to be a 17-year-old girl from Snohomish County.
At this point in the investigation, her death does not appear to be from natural causes, although there were no obvious signs of trauma. The Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy to determine a cause and manner of death.
All involved parties have been interviewed by detectives, and there is no known risk to the neighborhood or the public at large.
No further updates were expected Thursday.