SEATTLE — Editor's note: The above story on the family of a hit-and-run victim asking the public for more information originally aired on Feb. 6, 2023.
Seattle police have found a Ford van investigators say may be involved in a fatal hit-and-run in Capitol Hill.
Police found the vehicle in the Shilshole Marina parking lot Thursday. No one was inside the van at the time.
The driver of the van is suspected of hitting and killing an 80-year-old woman, identified by her family as Bari Hill.
Multiple 911 callers reported the hit-and-run collision at around 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5 at a crosswalk on East Madison Street.
Witnesses at the scene reported Hill was crossing the street when the driver of the van, described as black or dark green, struck her while turning onto the street. The driver was last seen continuing westbound.
Van suspected in Capitol Hill hit-and-run
Police said the van has "bars" on the back windows, the windows may be heavily tinted and the front bumper is either missing or modified. There may also be damage to the grille from the collision.
Residents say they've seen the van before around the neighborhood, including on the 2100 block of East Denny Way, on the 2200 block of East Madison Street and near Miller Playfield at 21st Avenue East and East Thomas Street.
Anyone with information about the van is asked to call the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad at 206-684-8923.