LYNNWOOD — The investigation into the death of a 32-year-old man who once lived in Port Townsend and Port Angeles continues and is being treated as a homicide, according to a spokesman for the Lynnwood Police Department.
“We are still gathering information,” Cmdr. Jim Nelson said Wednesday of the Sept. 20 death of Christopher Lee Davis.
“We are not revealing the cause or the manner of death because we feel that would jeopardize the investigation.”
Davis was found on the morning of Sept. 20 in the 19300 block of West 36th Avenue when police went to his apartment for a standard welfare check, a police report said.
The death was determined to be a homicide “because of an item we found at the scene,” Nelson said, who would give no more details.
Additionally, the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide, he said.
The department has set up a tip line at 425-670-5676 in an effort to gather information about Davis that could help the investigation.
“He used to live on the [North] Olympic Peninsula, so we are hoping that someone might call and give us some information that we can use,” Nelson said.
Davis attended high school in both Port Angeles and Port Townsend, graduating in Port Townsend with both a high school degree and an associate degree from Peninsula College in 2001, according to an obituary published in the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader.
He subsequently earned a bachelor’s in music from Western Washington University and a master’s degree in piano performance from the University of Washington.
At the time of his death, he was employed by the Kirkland Congregational United Church of Christ as the director of music ministry and a private piano instructor.
A celebration of life for Davis is scheduled for 2 p.m. Oct. 24 at the church, 105 Fifth Ave. in Kirkland.
He is survived by his parents, Tedd and Peggy Davis of Shelton, and a brother, Darren Davis of Port Angeles.
The family has requested that people who want to honor Davis make a contribution to the Port Townsend High School Music Boosters, 1500 Van Ness St., Port Townsend, WA 98368.
