A woman was found dead in People’s Park in Berkeley on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Alameda County coroner’s office.

She hasn’t been identified yet, but officials said they responded to the park at about 3:30 p.m.

Community members heard about her death later the same afternoon, but weren’t able to immediately offer more information about her identity.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.


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Supriya Yelimeli is a housing and homelessness reporter for Berkeleyside and joined the staff in May 2020 after contributing reporting since 2018 as a freelance writer. Yelimeli grew up in Fremont and...