Crime & Safety
Homicide Case: Suspect Sought By Santa Cruz County Sheriff
Deputies found a woman unconscious Tuesday morning and are asking for the public's help in getting more information.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies found a Santa Cruz woman, 55, dead in her home late Tuesday morning. The sheriff's office said she apparently suffered trauma and it is investigating her death as a homicide.
The woman, Kimberly Smith, was found shortly before noon at her home in the 800 block of Graham Hill Road, west of Pasatiempo. Deputies responded to her home after a 911 caller reported an unconscious woman inside the home, said sheriff's office spokesperson Ashley Keehn.
An autopsy is scheduled later this week.
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Detectives are looking for a motive and suspect. Anyone with information is asked to call 831-454-7635.
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