Homicide investigation underway after missing elderly man found dead with sharp force injury of neck
03/14/2024 3:19 pm PDT
MERCER ISLAND, Wash. (TCD) -- An elderly man who disappeared last month has reportedly been found dead from suspected homicide.
Mercer Island Police and the Washington State Patrol issued a missing person bulletin for 74-year-old Curtis Engeland, who was last seen on Feb. 23, at around 6:30 a.m., in the 3000 block of 62nd Avenue Southeast. Engeland's roommate reported him missing on Saturday, Feb. 24, and said he was "acting outside of his normal routine."
According to KIRO-TV, Engeland's body was found in Cosmopolis, Grays Harbor County. In a list of decedents posted March 11, the King County Medical Examiner's Office said Engeland died due to sharp force injury of the neck, and his death was ruled a homicide.
A neighbor told KIRO that Engeland was a devoted hiker and gardener.
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