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Family devastated after missing mother found dead at LA homeless encampment

  • On Monday evening, the Los Angeles Police Department discovered two deceased individuals inside a shelter at a homeless site in the Westlake area near the 110 Freeway.
  • The deaths occurred after family members failed to reach 46-year-old Lucrecia Macias Barajas for days and forcibly opened the tent locked from inside.
  • Authorities identified Barajas and a man in his 30s, are investigating the deaths without treating them as homicides, and removed two dogs from the site for care.
  • In 2023, 2,508 homeless deaths occurred in Los Angeles, averaging 6.9 daily, with drug and alcohol overdoses causing 45% and encampment fires also contributing.
  • The discovery highlights ongoing public safety concerns as local officials call for stronger responses to encampments amid rising homelessness-related deaths in Los Angeles.
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KTLA 5 broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
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