A 66-year-old Vancouver woman whose death is being investigated as a homicide died of blunt head trauma, according to the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Police discovered the body of Sharon L. Allison at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday after a friend who looked after Allison reported that they hadn’t heard from her in a couple of days, according to Vancouver police.
Officers found Allison inside her apartment at the Columbia House, 130 W. 24th St. Allison was left mentally and physically handicapped after a double aneurism 20 years ago, said her brother Paul Allison, 54, of Oklahoma.
There have been no arrests in the case.
Police won’t say whether there was any evidence of a forced entry into Allison’s residence, but say that they’re looking for more information from the public.
“We don’t know what happened preceding her death,” said Kim Kapp, spokeswoman from the Vancouver Police Department. “We don’t have any information to really go off of in regards to a suspect.”
Because of the lack of information, detectives are asking to hear from anyone who knew Allison or who came into contact with her recently.
“Someone maybe saw her with someone,” Kapp said.
Anyone with information related to her death is asked to contact Vancouver Police Detective Lawrence Zapata at 360-487-7420 or lawrence.zapata@cityofvancouver.us.
Columbia House is a nine-story Vancouver Housing Authority building for low-income senior citizens near downtown Vancouver.
The building has keyed access at its front and back entrances, which also have security cameras. During a recent remodeling project, the property management staff moved their offices to the first floor of the building.
There’s an after-hours emergency number for residents who get locked out of their unit, and building representatives monitor the building, said Diane Bare, affordable housing operations manager.
“Basically, 24/7, they could get a hold of somebody,” Bare said.
