An investigation continues into the death of a homeless teenager in Seattle. The man was camped in his tent near an Interstate 5 off-ramp when a car struck him early Monday morning.

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Anna Cooper stood at a nearby intersection soon after, fighting back tears. She said the man who died was named Walter. She didn’t know him long. But here, on the streets, he was part of a group she calls family.

Cooper: “All the kids out here try to be hard, but he we wasn’t. He was really a good kid. He was soft. And he really was a good kid.”

Authorities pronounced him dead at the scene Monday morning. He was 19 years old. His full name was not yet released at the time of this report.