Detroit police say they aren’t requesting charges in death of 2 kids in casino parking garage

Homeless Detroit mother could still be scapegoated for deaths of her children

Tateona Williams, 29, lost her two children as she and her family sheltered in a van parked in a casino garage on February 10.

(UPDATE) Prosecutor's Office Considers Arrest Warrant In Deaths Of Two Detroit Kids Living In Van With Mom

It’s been about two weeks since the City of Detroit and a local nonprofit teamed up to help a struggling mother, Tateona Williams, secure housing. Two of her children, A’millah and Darnell Currie, passed away in mid-Febraury. At the time of their deaths, the Detroit mother and her kids were living out of a van that moved from place to place. In the latest update, the local prosecutors are reportedly weighing whether to issue charges and an arres…

Warrant sought for deaths of 2 children who died in van, prosecutor says

On March 5, officials said 2-year-old A'Millah Currie and 9-year-old Darnell Currie Jr. died from carbon monoxide toxicity.

‘What Do You Want Me to Do?’: Michigan Cop Neglected to Search for Black Mother and Children Who Eventually Froze to Death Because He Didn't 'Particularly Cared,' Body Camera Video Reveals

The family of a mentally ill Black woman and her two children who froze to death in a field in Pontiac, Michigan, in January 2023 is suing Oakland County and several of its deputy sheriffs, alleging they callously and willfully failed to help their loved ones to find shelter and medical care in bitterly cold conditions. Temperatures ranged from 23 to 31 degrees Fahrenheit as Monica Cannady, 35, her sons Malik Milton, 3, and Kyle Milton, 9, and h…

Wayne County prosecutor gets warrant request for kids' deaths in casino garage

The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Wednesday that it has received a warrant request in the case of two children who died last month while living in a van. The two children, 2-year-old A’millah Currie and 9-year-old Darnell Currie Jr., died of carbon monoxide toxicity. The manner of death was deemed an accident, the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office announced last week. Previously, Detroit police have said the children appear …

Detroit police say they aren’t requesting charges in death of 2 kids in casino parking garage

The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed it received a warrant request in the deaths of two children in the parking garage of a Detroit casino.