Died in jail or a lockup
Maria Barraza
Maria Barraza, 36, of El Cerrito, died at the Martinez Detention Facility in Contra Costa County in April 2019. The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office said she hanged herself in a bathroom early on the Saturday morning, and that staff and ambulance personnel could not revive her. An autopsy was planned, and the district attorney and sheriff are investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide
Reported by: Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.