Police investigating suspicious death at Bellevue apartment

Bellevue Police detectives are investigating a suspicious death at the Ridgedale Apartments after maintenance workers found a woman's body in a vacant apartment Saturday afternoon.

Bellevue Police detectives are investigating a suspicious death at the Ridgedale Apartments after maintenance workers found a woman’s body  in a vacant apartment Saturday afternoon.

According to a BPD news release, maintenance workers were responding to turn off water to all apartments due to reported flooding when they found the woman’s body around 2 p.m. Many apartment buildings are under construction at Ridgedale on the 600 block of 141st Court Southeast.

Detectives remain on the scene as the investigation continues through the night. Police state the identity and cause of death of the victim will be released following family notification and an autopsy.