A man who was found dead near the Olympia Auto Mall on Jan. 26 has been identified.
Ezra West, a 33-year-old man from Tenino, died from a gunshot wound to the head, Coroner Gary Warnock told The Olympian Thursday. He called West's manner of death a homicide.
Detectives with the Olympia Police Department opened a homicide investigation into West's death soon after he was found. Police Lt. Paul Lower said the investigation was still ongoing Wednesday. He declined to comment further.
A passerby reported seeing West's body in a cul-de-sac on the 2000 block of Caton Way Southwest before 5 p.m. Jan. 26. Police located West and confirmed he had died.
Lower said anyone with information about West can call Olympia police at 360-753-8300.
