TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Authorities have identified a man police say was shot and stuffed into the trunk of his vehicle that was towed to a wrecking yard in Tacoma where the body was discovered.
Pierce County sheriff’s detectives tell The News Tribune in a story on Friday that they’re trying to figure out what led up to the death of 49-year-old Tracy Sehmel.
Authorities say Sehmel’s Saturn sedan was towed on Wednesday and that workers at the wrecking yard found the body in the trunk on Thursday.
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Police say it’s not clear why Sehmel’s vehicle was parked in the area from where it was towed.
Sehmel in 1991 was convicted of first-degree manslaughter after punching a man at a pool hall.
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Information from: The News Tribune, http://www.thenewstribune.com
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