A man suspected of murdering a University of Washington student on Sunday night has surrendered to authorities, according to police reports.
The suspect came forward on Wednesday evening, shortly after the Seattle Police Department (SPD) publicly released photographs of him earlier that day. The SPD had sought the community’s assistance in locating the individual linked to the campus incident.
“On May 13, Seattle police detectives apprehended a 31-year-old man in connection with a homicide that took place on May 10 at a University of Washington campus residence,” the SPD announced in a statement issued early Thursday. “The 19-year-old victim was discovered deceased, having suffered stab wounds.”
Accompanying the announcement was an image of the suspect, released by the Seattle police on May 13, 2026.
The suspect, a former University of Washington student, attended the institution from 2015 until 2021, a police spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
Authorities confirmed that the suspect, whose identity has not been released, turned himself in at the Bellevue Police Department. He was subsequently handed over to Seattle homicide detectives for further investigation.
Authorities were hunting for three days for the suspect after a gruesome late-night stabbing murder on Sunday in a laundry room in the Nordheim Court apartments. Those apartments are privately managed and located off campus, but are listed on the University of Washington’s website as an option for undergraduate housing.
The suspect is described as a light-skinned Black male who is approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and has a thin build. In the photos, he sports thin wire-framed glasses, a scruffy goatee and navy blue pullover sweatshirt paired with blue jeans.
Seattle police released this photo of the suspect in a University of Washington student’s murder on May 13, 2026. (Seattle Police Department)
In one eerie photo, the suspect can be seen looking over his right shoulder directly into what appears to be a surveillance camera.
University of Washington Police responded to the scene, where they, along with the Seattle Fire Department, attempted life-saving measures to no avail.
The victim, who is reportedly transgender, has not been named.
Seattle police released this photo of the suspect in a University of Washington student’s murder on May 13, 2026. (Seattle Police Department)
“I want to express my deepest sympathies and condolences to the family and loved ones of the UW student who was killed late last night,” University of Washington President Robert Jones told the school’s newspaper The Daily. “There are no words that can express the profound loss of a student. While investigators have not yet identified a suspect or a motive, I want to recognize that when violence affects a trans person it can be especially worrying to our LGBTQIA+ community members.”
Fox News Digital reached out to SPD.
