A woman from Alameda has died after she was found unresponsive with a head injury near Oakland’s Embarcadero Cove Marina, prompting the police department’s homicide section to investigate her death as suspicious. Officers were called to the 1700 block of Embarcadero at about 2 p.m. for a report of a person needing medical assistance, only to find the woman suffering from apparent head trauma. She was rushed to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The woman’s residence in Alameda was confirmed by SFGate, adding a detail missing from initial police accounts of the discovery. SFGate published its report on September 23, a day before NBC Bay Area published on September 24. The Oakland Police Department is treating the case as a suspicious death while its homicide section works to determine what led to her injuries.
Per the same NBC Bay Area report, police are asking anyone with information to call the department directly at (510) 238-3821, with a separate tip line available at 510-238-7950. Investigators are also accepting videos, images, and other media sent to [email protected].
A Waterfront Block With a Recent Violent Past
This is not the first violent crime to hit this stretch of Embarcadero in recent weeks. Less than a month earlier, on August 25, an armed kidnapping unfolded in the exact same 1700 block, touching off an aerial police pursuit that ended in an arrest near San Pablo, according to Hoodline’s earlier coverage. The suspect in that case reportedly discarded a firearm from the vehicle before crashing…