Officials have ruled the cause of death of the woman found dead in mysterious circumstances after going on a Bumble date to be acute intoxication, just one day after her family accused the local police department of being “ racially insensitive ” in its handling of the investigation. The medical examiner’s office announced on Monday that Lauren Smith-Fields died from acute intoxication due to the combined effects of fentanyl, promethazine, hydroxyzine, and alcohol. Her manner of death was ruled

Her manner of death was ruled an accident. Bridgeport Police announced the following day that its narcotics and vice division was opening a criminal investigation with the help of the US Drug Enforcement Administration to determine “ the factors that lead to her untimely death ”.... Mr Crosland said that the launch of the probe “ is an emblem of sunshine ” to Ms Smith-Fields’s family after being left in the dark since her death. However, he said they now need to be “ realistic about the lost ti