A daughter finds her mother dead in an L.A. homeless encampment. Was it an overdose or homicide?
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A daughter finds her mother dead in an L.A. homeless encampment. Was it an overdose or homicide?
""She was screaming: 'help, help, I need help.' After that it went silent...I was afraid I would be attacked.""
""To find her mother like that... and a day after Mother's Day, that poor lady.""
The case of Lucrecia Macias Barajas, a U.S. Army veteran found dead in a homeless encampment, has sparked controversy over the LAPD's investigation. Discovered by her daughter, the family's concerns grow over the classification of her death as a drug overdose, given the locked entrance of the shelter and a witness reporting screams for help prior to her body being located. The daughters question the thoroughness of the LAPD’s investigation following the tragic discovery just a day after Mother's Day, lamenting the lack of attention given to potential foul play.
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