REDMOND, WA - Redmond Detectives are asking anyone with information about the suspicious death of a 59-year-old Redmond woman last week to contact police.
A family member found the victim deceased in her apartment in the 9300 block of Avondale Road on Wednesday, May 13, and called police. The King County Medical Examiner Office (KCMEO) determined Saturday that the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and detectives are currently investigating the case as a homicide.
Responding Police and KCMEO Investigators found no signs of a struggle or forced entry into the residence. After an extensive search, no firearm consistent with the wound was located in or around the apartment.
Detectives have not yet identified a suspect. Police are asking anyone who may have seen or heard something suspicious in the area on May 12 or 13 to reach out.
Tips can be called into the RPD non-emergency line at 425-556-2500 or submitted anonymously through an online crime tip.
Media contact: Andrea Wolf-Buck, RPD Public Information Officer, 425-440-1316, awolf-buck@redmond.gov
Redmond Police Department Case #20-009113