John de Leon
A man wanted for pistol-whipping his ex-girlfriend Wednesday in Bellevue was found dead early Thursday morning in a van in the 1700 block of 112th Avenue Northeast.
Bellevue police say Jay Blake Williams died of an apparent suicide.
At about 1:37 a.m, a Bellevue patrol officer was driving through the parking lot of Hidden Valley Office Park when she noticed Williams' van. Additional officers were called to the scene and discovered his body inside. He had died from a gunshot wound to the head, police said. A gun was recovered from the van floor near Williams.
According to police, Williams drove to the parking lot of his ex-girlfriend's workplace in the 1200 block of 112th Avenue Northeast around 5 p.m. Wednesday. When he saw the woman walking toward her car he threatened her and then struck her in the face and head several times with a pistol. He then fled.
The victim was able to return to her office, where employees phoned 911.
She was taken by medics to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where she is currently in satisfactory condition.
During a search for Williams Wednesday night a suicide note was discovered in his Mercer Island home, according to police.
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