BELLEVUE, Wash. — Police are hoping tips from the public will help lead them to a man who is wanted in connection with the city’s first homicide of 2025.
Samuel Hitchcock, 28, is named as a suspect in the killing of 54-year-old Jason Clark, who was found dead in a bush near the intersection of SE Eastgate Way and 139th Ave SE on July 30.
“We want the public to be vigilant and hopefully help us catch him,” said Capt. Landon Barnwell, who leads the Investigation Section at Bellevue police. “It’s been a week since the incident, but we still want the public’s help. We will look at everything people will provide to us to hopefully locate him very soon.”…