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A person was found dead in Parkland near PLU in June. Can you help identify him?

The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office is seeking information to help identify a middle-aged man who was found dead near Pacific Lutheran University on June 21, 2022.
The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office is seeking information to help identify a middle-aged man who was found dead near Pacific Lutheran University on June 21, 2022.

The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office released information about a man who was found dead near Pacific Lutheran University last summer in hopes someone can help identify him.

The middle-aged man’s body was found in a small, wooded area next to an open lot off 115th Street South on June 21, 2022, according to a news release. The Sheriff’s Department also provided a sketch of the man’s face.

The man was 5-foot-3 and 185 pounds, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office. He was wearing a blue zip-up hoodie, matching sweatpants, black cloth shoes and white socks. The man also had a flask with a Seahawks logo on it among his possessions.

People who have information about the possible identity of the man can reach the Medical Examiner’s Office at 253-798-6494.

Jared Brown
The News Tribune
Jared Brown covers Pierce County courts and law enforcement with an accountability lens. He joined The News Tribune in 2022 and previously was a summer intern in 2017. He has also covered police and breaking news for The Spokesman-Review in Spokane. Jared has a master’s degree from the University of Washington and a journalism degree from Gonzaga University.
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