Detective Probing Death of Lauren Smith-Fields Placed on Leave, CT Mayor Says

 

A detective involved in the death investigation of Lauren Smith-Fields has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal police probe, Bridgeport's mayor said Sunday.

Questions into the 23-year-old's death and the police department's handling of her case have swirled in recent weeks as the Connecticut woman's family demands answers into the dating app death.

Bridgeport police started a criminal investigation into her death last week, more than one month after she was found inside her apartment and after the medical examiner ruled that she died from a combination of fentanyl, alcohol and other drugs. The DEA will also be helping with the investigation.

Mayor Joe Ganim released a video late Sunday announcing the leave orders of two officers in connection to their roles investigating the deaths of Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls.

The Bridgeport mayor said the two detectives are facing discipline for their “lack of sensitivity to the public and their failure to follow police procedure in the handling of these two matters." A supervisor also abruptly retired.

“The Bridgeport Police Department has high standards for officer sensitivity especially in matters involving the death of a family member," Ganim said. "It is an unaccepted failure that policies were not followed.

"To the families, friends, and all who care about human decency that should be shown in these situations in this case, by members of the police department, I am very sorry.”

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