Suspect arrested in connection to murder of University Washington student

A man wanted in connection to the slaying of a transgender University of Washington student surrendered to police, authorities said Thursday.

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The 31-year-old suspect turned himself in to police in nearby Bellevue before he was transferred to the custody of Seattle homicide detectives, officials said.

He was booked into “King County Jail for investigation of Murder,” according to a Seattle Police Department statement.

Campus police were called to the student housing complex Nordheim Court at 10:10 p.m. in Seattle on Sunday, and responding officers found the slain student, officials said.

Investigators said they were searching for a man, 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8, “wearing a vest with a button-up shirt, and blue jeans,” police said.

The Seattle campus of the University of Washington has about 36,000 undergraduates, who study under a quarter system that wraps up its spring classes relatively late in the academic year.

While many colleges and universities are in finals now, Washington will not have its end-of-term exams until early June. Graduation ceremonies are scheduled for June 13.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.