Avondale PD confirms criminal probe into woman’s death at senior care facility

AVONDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Avondale Police provided new details about the death of an older woman found unconscious outside her assisted living facility last month.

Officers were called out around 4:30 p.m. to the Silver Birch Assisted Living Facility on Van Buren Street near Dysart Road on June 21, after staff reported finding a 75-year-old resident outside, under a ramada, not breathing.

A police spokesperson shared that the victim was rushed to the hospital, but she was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. Arizona’s Family has identified her as Linda Hughes…

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