Police: Mendez Homicide Targeted, No Suspects Yet

Naysha Mendez, a 35-year-old woman from New Haven, was found dead with multiple wounds on a dirt path near the crematorium in Evergreen Cemetery on Friday evening. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has ruled her death a homicide. Police have collected significant evidence from the scene, but no weapon has been found and no suspects have been arrested or publicly identified. Authorities emphasized that her killing was an isolated, targeted incident and not connected to a serial killer, seeking to dispel community rumors linked to other cemetery deaths. The investigation is ongoing, with detectives pursuing leads, interviewing witnesses, and reviewing video footage and potential suspect vehicles. Officials have reiterated that there is no ongoing danger to the public, and Mendez’s family is cooperating with investigators.