Dead body found in port-a-potty in Seattle homeless encampment

A dead body found was found in a port-a-potty at Gilman Playground in Seattle Wednesday. According to Jonathan Choe of KOMO News the deceased was homeless and drug paraphernalia was found nearby.

According to We Heart Seattle, a local volunteer group that works on housing the homeless, a neighbor who volunteers daily to pick litter in the area and cleans the Honey Buckets brand portable toilets for kids and families before they see the needles, discovered the man slouched over. 911 was called for help.

Nearby parents enjoying the park tried to keep their children away from the scene.

Gilman Playground is located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle which has been terrorized from the exponentially growing population living on the streets of Seattle.

Over 220 people living on the streets of Seattle have died since last winter, making it one of the deadliest years on record.

Meanwhile, citizen volunteers like We Heart Seattle, who have stepped up to solve the problem where the city has failed have been told by elected officials "Stop helping homeless people. Stop picking up garbage in our parks," because it was "disruptive."

One of the deadliest encampments in Seattle is located at Ballard Commons. Children have not been able to use the skateboarding park, spray park or playground because of the deadly encampment. Neighbors have filmed violence, drug deals and even bodies being taken out by medics.

That encampment has now been scheduled to be cleared on Tuesday December 7. However, many are not optimistic that the encampment will be gone permanently. The encampment was cleared in April of 2020 following a massive hepatitis outbreak but returned a few weeks later. Even with the most recent encampment clearing notices, nothing has been done to address campers living in RV’s nearby or nearby encampments.

Just this week, a floating homeless encampment was covered by local media. According to the Seattle Harbor Patrol, the pilings the boats are tied to are the responsibility of the Department of Natural Resources who will not deal with the problem even though they have been aware of it for weeks and the boats are leaking oil into Washington waterways.

The occupants of the boat are addicts who neighbors allege have repeatedly broken into nearby homes and businesses. The husband of the couple even drives a former police cruiser with the word "security" on the side. The pair’s former residence a RV, burned to the ground. Yet even while living on the boat, they have another RV nearby for other activities which according to neighbors includes drug use, dealing and fencing of stolen goods.

Crime in Seattle has gotten so bad that local businesses worry about losing their insurance coverage and having to close altogether. Businesses and residents have resorted to private security and arming themselves with firearms for additional protection.