DETROIT (Gray News) – City officials in Detroit say they are working to find stable housing for a family who lost two children to hypothermia this week.
Tateona Williams has been living in a van with her four children for the last three months.
This week, she woke up to find two of her children, ages 9 and 2, unresponsive. They were later pronounced dead at the hospital from what appeared to be hypothermia.
The tragedy sparked national attention, with Williams telling WXYZ she tried her best to find somewhere to live and previously called a homeless service for help.
In a news release Thursday, Detroit’s Deputy Mayor Melia Howard said the city has been working closely with the family since learning about the children’s deaths.
She also identified the children by name – Darnell and Amilah Currie.
Darnell was 9 years old, and Amilah was just 2.
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