By Associated Press - Monday, January 29, 2018

RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Police say detectives are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a car in Renton Sunday as a homicide.

KOMO-TV reports officers responded to South Tobin Street Sunday morning after receiving reports that a body had been seen in a car parked in front of a church.

Sgt. Christine Matthews of the Renton police says a 29-year-old Renton man was found deceased with a bullet wound to the back.

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Matthews says marijuana was found in the car with the man’s body, and the death is being investigated as the outcome of a “drug deal gone bad.”

No suspects have yet been identified and no arrests have been made.

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Information from: KOMO-TV, http://www.komotv.com/

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