A 43-year-old woman died after a medical crisis in a homeless encampment on the night of June 29, police said.
According to Fall River police, officers responded at 9 p.m. to a camp at the west end of Middle Street after receiving reports of a person experiencing a medical emergency. Police said a witness told officers a woman was “acting erratically and threatening others with scissors,” then fled into the camp.
Police searched the camp and found the woman unconscious. Paramedics took her to nearby Saint Anne’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The cause of death is not yet known.
The wooded area at the end of Middle Street, near Kennedy Park, is a known hotspot for homeless encampments.
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