Smith-Fields, 23, was found dead in her apartment after meeting an "older white man" on Bumble, her family said, according to Insider.

Her family held a community protest on Jan. 23 against the Bridgeport Police Department for their callus response concerning Smith-Fields death.

disappointed by the lack of media coverage about the death of Lauren Smith-Fields. she was found dead in her apartment after a bumble date w an older white man, Matthew LaFountain, he was the last to see her alive, call 911 & he was NOT investigated #JusticeForLaurenSmithFields
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The family described the police's behavior as "racially insensitive," Rolling Stone reports.

The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner attributed Smith-Field's death to acute intoxication from the effects of fentanyl, promethazine, hydroxyzine and alcohol. However, the Bridgeport Police Department and the U.S Drug Enforcement Administration are working together to investigate her death, NBC News reports.

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