Bridgeport Police announced Tuesday that it is launching a criminal investigation into the death of Lauren Smith-Fields. Her mother, Shantell Fields, isn't impressed. Meanwhile, attorney Darnell Crosland credits rapper Cardi B with inspiring the investigation.
The family of Lauren Smith-Fields, the Black woman who died after she was found unconscious in her Bridgeport, Connecticut, apartment and after a date with Matthew LaFountain, who she met on Bumble, is suing the Bridgeport Police Departments over allegations that the department is mishandling Smith-Fields case.
23-year-old Lauren Smith-Fields was found unconscious in her Bridgeport, Connecticut, apartment after she had been on a date with an older white man she met on the Bumble online dating app. Her brother, Lakeem Jetter, was told by police that the man she was with was a "nice guy" who didn't need to be questioned.