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02.02.2022 / 05:09
Lauren Smith-Fields' Mother Speaks Out on 'Misconception' Surrounding Her Daughter's Death
she found out about her daughter's death from her landlord.Shantell also told that «when I got there, there was a note on the door saying, 'If you're looking for Lauren, call this number.'» Smith-Fields was found dead after going a date with a white man she had met on the dating app Bumble. According to multiple reports, the man Smith-Fields went on the date with the night prior was the one who called police.Last week, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Connecticut announced Smith-Fields' cause of death was «acute intoxication due to the combined effects of fentanyl, promethazine, hydroxyzine, and alcohol.» The manner of death was also ruled accidental.During her appearance on, however, Shantell disputed the medical examiner's findings.«The biggest misconception is that my daughter was on drugs,» Shantell said. «She was not on drugs.