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September death that stirred backlash against police was a suicide
Erika Lopez killed herself, Modesto Police confirm
Lopez suicide
The September death of 39-year-old Erika Lopez of Ceres was a suicide. She was found dead in a Modesto church parking lot.
The late September death of 39-year-old Ceres wife and mother Erika Lopez has been ruled to be a suicide and not a homicide, Modesto Police Department has confirmed.