UPDATE: As of Jan. 25, the Bridgeport police — who the Smith-Fields’ family has accused of mishandling the investigation, being “racially insensitive,” and refusing to notify the family of her death — is now investigating Smith-Fields’ death as a crime.
After much public outcry for answers regarding the death of Lauren Smith-Fields, a Bridgeport, Connecticut medical examiner ruled her death as “accidental” and said it was caused by “acute intoxication due to the combined effects of fentanyl, promethazine, hydroxyzine and alcohol,”. However, Smith-Fields' family lawyer says the medical examiner’s report still doesn’t answer major questions about the 23-year-old’s untimely death.
"The M.E. findings doesn't cure any of the Bridgeport [police]'s lack of process, in it makes it worse. Instead we are left with more questions than answers as a result of a botched investigation or lack thereof," attorney Darnell Crosland told CNN.
Smith-Fields’ body was reportedly found in her apartment after meeting up with Matthew LaFountain, a white man she met on popular dating app Bumble. According to an incident report that was obtained by Crosland and, Smith-Fields’ body was found by LaFountain, who said Smith-Fields was unresponsive in the bathroom with a bloody nose before he called the police.
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