Raines was discovered by police “unresponsive” in her home on Jan. 27, her sister previously told PEOPLE
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- A cause of death has been released for activist Shirley Raines
- Raines was discovered by police “unresponsive” in her home in Henderson, Nev., on Jan. 27, her twin sister Shelia previously told PEOPLE
- Raines was the founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz, a nonprofit organization with millions of followers that distributes resources to homeless people who live on Skid Row
A cause of death has been released for viral activist Shirley Raines.
On Jan. 27, Raines — who was known by millions of followers on social media for distributing food and supplies to the homeless community on Skid Row — was discovered by police “unresponsive” in her home in Henderson, Nev., her twin sister Shelia previously told PEOPLE. Her death was confirmed by the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
Raines’s cause of death was hypertensive heart disease, Raines’s daughter Danielle Williams exclusively tells PEOPLE…