Man dies of strangulation after shirt catches in Metro escalator

KING 5 News has learned a man died of strangulation over the weekend after his shirt got caught in Metro tunnel escalator in downtown Seattle. The incident happened just after 5 a.m. Sunday at the Third and Seneca entrance to the University Station. Seattle Police Department’s report on the incident describes surveillance video which shows the man staggering and leaning on the side of the escalator. About three-quarters of the way down, he falls backwards, tries to raise his head, but his shirt appears caught. The police report describes him trying to sit up, struggling briefly, then being still.