Disciplinary actions may also be taken against the two Bridgeport Police detectives, due to a 'lack of sensitivity to the public and failure to follow police policy' in the handling of the two cases, according to a statement from the city's mayor.
Two Bridgeport, Connecticut, detectives involved in the case of, who was found dead in her apartment after a date last month, have been placed on administrative leave and are being investigated by the police department's internal affairs office, according to the mayor.
"It is an unacceptable failure if policies were not followed," Ganim said."To the families, friends and all who care about the human decency that should be shown in these situations in this case by members of the Bridgeport Police Department, I am very sorry."The detectives are also being investigated for their handling of the case of Brenda Lee Rawls, who was found dead and alone in her home on Dec. 12.
The families of Smith-Fields, 23, and Rawls, 53, claim the police failed to notify them of the deaths and say they learned of the deaths from others. Both women are Black. The news comes just days after the Connecticut chief medical examiner's office announced that Smith-Fields' cause of death was"acute intoxication due to the combined effects of fentanyl, promethazine, hydroxyzine and alcohol" and the medical examiner ruled the manner of death an"accident."
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