DETROIT—Two children who likely froze to death in a van outside a Detroit casino had been living in the vehicle with their family for a few months, moving around when possible, authorities said Tuesday.
Their mother had contacted City Hall on Nov. 25, seeking help with housing, but “no resolution” was reached, Mayor Mike Duggan said.
“For whatever reason, this wasn’t deemed an emergency that caused an outreach worker to visit the family. … As far as we’ve been able to determine so far, the family never called back again for service,” Duggan said.
“And as far as we’ve been able to tell, our homeless staff never proactively reached out to say, ‘What happened with your situation? Was it resolved?’ ” the mayor added….