The King County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man who died in the alleyway between Umpqua Bank and Johnny’s Ballard Shoe Services off 22nd Avenue N.W. on May 5.

They identified the man as 58-year-old Gary Oaks. Oaks died from pneumonia.

The initial call was made at 8:36 a.m. The caller reported a man down in the alley and not breathing. Police and emergency units were dispatched to the scene. Seattle Police Department reported that the man was dead on arrival. Seattle Fire Department reported that they tried emergency CPR, but it was too late.

The Ballard News-Tribune called Johnny’s Shoe Service that day, and an employee said she hadn’t seen the body, but police were outside the shop as she opened.

St. Luke's Episcopal Church volunteers said they knew of Oaks. They said he was homeless. They also said he would frequent the church for the breakfast offered on weekday mornings. The volunteers had no other details to share.