Crime & Safety

Santa Cruz Homeless Camp Death Under Investigation: Report

Authorities are trying to determine what happened to the Santa Cruz woman.

The woman is one of three to have recently died in or near the busy encampment.
The woman is one of three to have recently died in or near the busy encampment. (Courtesy Renee Schiavone/ Patch)

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office investigators are trying to figure out what lead to Connie Loraine Cantrall Cunningham’s death. The 57-year-old Santa Cruz woman was found dead on March 4 near a homeless encampment, according to a report by the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

She is one of three to have recently died in or near the busy encampment since the beginning of the year. Read the full story here.

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