Detroit Police said two children froze to death after a family living in a van pulled into the casino parking garage in Greektown.
A 2-year-old girl and her brother, 9, likely froze to death as they bundled up with their relatives inside a van near a Detroit casino — months after the homeless family’s attempt to get into a city shelter fell on deaf ears, officials said Tuesday.
“Just on the surface right now it appears it was exposure to hyperthermia,” Bettison said of the cause of death, noting the family was living out of the vehicle for a few months. Inside FEMA’s sickening history of misspending billions of taxpayers’ dollars — and going largely uncheckedThe van stopped working overnight either because it ran out of gas or had a mechanical issue, and could no longer produce heat in the below freezing temperatures, the top cop said. The family typically parked near casinos because it was a safe spot and they could access bathrooms.
He noted the family didn’t call back again after reaching out on Nov. 25 and city homeless staff also did not proactively check on the family’s status.
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