Detroit police say 2 kids died in a cold car after months without a permanent home 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.
He said the family had been living out of the vehicle for two to three months and sometimes chose to park at casinos for safety and access to restrooms.
Duggan and interim police Chief Todd Bettison spoke to reporters at a somber news conference, 24 hours after a 9-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl died of cold exposure in a van at a casino parking garage.
Their mother had contacted City Hall on Nov. 25, seeking help with housing, but “no resolution” was reached, Mayor Mike Duggan said, a day after the tragedy.
... As far as we've been able to determine so far, the family never called back again for service,” Duggan said.
