BELLINGHAM, WA. – (MyBellinghamNow.com) A person was killed in an incident that shut down a portion of I-5 on Friday, January 19th.

Bellingham Police say that both directions of the freeway were shut down at Sunset Drive around 1:30 p.m.

Details regarding the incident have not been released other than a person involved was later pronounced dead.

Traffic on I-5 fully reopened around 3 p.m.