Lauren Smith-Fields

Lauren Smith-Fields

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The family of Lauren Smith-Fields wants answers.

It has been more than a month since the 23-year-old student was found lifeless on the floor of her Bridgeport, Conn., apartment, and her relatives are alleging the city's police failed to adequately investigate her death.

Smith-Fields, a Stamford High School graduate who was taking classes at Norwalk Community College, died the morning of Dec. 12, 2021, after going out with a man she had met three days prior on the dating app Bumble, according to a copy of the incident report obtained by PEOPLE.

Authorities contend that there was no foul play involved in Smith-Fields' death, but her family isn't convinced.

Smith-Fields, who was a babysitter also working as an eyebrow specialist, was last seen alive by her Bumble date, her family alleges.

Police have not released the man's name. They say he is the one who called 911 after realizing her nose was bleeding and she had stopped breathing, according to the incident report.

"They wanted us to forget about our daughter, their sister, our loved one," explained Smith-Fields' mother, Shantell Fields, while speaking to WNBC. "They thought they were just going to throw her away like she was garbage, like she wasn't important, like she didn't have family members who loved her. We're fighting for her."