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Volunteers Discover Deceased Man in SODO Van

Jonathan Choe
December 16, 2023
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Tragic Discovery

Earlier this week, We Heart Seattle (@weheartseattle) found a dead homeless man in his vehicle on 3rd Ave in SODO during a routine welfare check. I was there when they pulled his body. Volunteers suspect the guy could have been there for weeks. The city was supposed to tow the vehicle. But sources on the ground say another homeless man is now living in the van.

This encampment is minutes from the stadiums and was looking pristine for the MLB All-Star game this past summer. Now the tents and RV’s are back. So is the crime and open air drug use.

When will Councilmember Tammy Morales (@CMTammyMorales) make this the top priority in her district? Once again, this is not an affordable housing problem. What do you do when the same men and women reject shelter/services, and choose the streets? Just leave them there? When will city leaders intervene? This is not compassion.

Jonathan Choe

Journalist and Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth and Poverty
Jonathan Choe is a journalist and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute's Center on Wealth and Poverty, covering homelessness issues for its Fix Homelessness initiative. Prior to joining Discovery, Choe spent several years as one of the lead reporters at KOMO-TV, consistently the top rated television station in Seattle. His in depth stories on crime and deep dive investigations into the homeless crisis led to measurable results in the community, including changes in public policy. Choe has more than two decades of experience in television news behind the scenes and in front of the camera for ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and Tribune. He has also been nominated and honored with multiple industry awards including an Emmy. Choe spent several years teaching classes on emerging media and entrepreneurship to under privileged youth in inner city Chicago. As an independent journalist, Choe also contributes regularly to the Mill Creek View and Lynnwood Times and has reported on exclusive stories in the past year for Daily Wire and The Postmillennial.