Alameda County

Newark Police Investigating Suspicious Death After Woman's Body Found in Home

Police are investigating a suspicious death after finding a woman's body inside a Newark home late Monday during a welfare check.

Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 5600 block of McLaughlin Avenue at 8:21 p.m. for a welfare check, and found an unresponsive woman inside.

Paramedics from the Alameda County Fire Department responded to the scene but they were unable to revive the victim, according to police. Her identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The death has been deemed suspicious, and investigators are asking anyone with information about the incident to call 510-578-4237.

Further details were not immediately available.

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