Washington, June 12 -- Congresswoman Summer L. Lee issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) released the following statement after public reporting confirmed that the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death of Daphy Michel, a 31-year-old Haitian immigrant who died after being released from ICE custody, a homicide. Her death was initially speculated as a drug overdose, but the Medical Examiner's finding makes clear that was false.
According to public reporting, Michel died on March 2 of hypothermia after being found at a South Shore bus shelter in Pittsburgh, where she had spent at least 24 hours in largely sub-freezing temperatures. The Medical Examiner's Office said the forensic p...