Michigan student dies after being found on the side of the road with head trauma
A Michigan student is dead after being found on the side of the road with head trauma after a party.
The family of 23-year-old Mia Kanu is now desperate for answers after their loved one was left for dead outside the Coach Apartments in Southfield, Michigan, on June 3.
“Something happened and someone knows something, and we just want those answers,” Bianca Vanmeter, Kanu’s mother, told me. FOX 2 Detroit.
When Kanu was discovered she had “critical injuries,” police told local media.
According to police, video from the night of the incident captured Kanu falling or being pushed out of a vehicle. She died in hospital on June 5.
Mia Kuna (pictured) died after being found with head trauma on the side of the road after a party, while reportedly seen being flung from a car
Kanu (far left) in a photo her mother Bianca Vanmeter posted on Facebook
Kanu’s family is now desperate for answers after their loved one was left for dead outside the Coach Apartments (pictured) in Southfield, Michigan, on June 3.
Kanu — a Tennessee State University senior — was home this summer, according to Vanmeter. Her mother said she was studying to be a veterinarian.
The grieving mother described her daughter as a good person and said it is unimaginable that someone could do this to her daughter.
“She would never just leave anyone. It makes no sense,” Vanmeter said of the video and the people in the car that left her daughter for dead.
The images referred to by the police in the case were not released on June 15.
After Kanu was thrown from the vehicle, 911 was not initially called.
It wasn’t until a passerby noticed her and called for help that she was taken to hospital with critical injuries.
Authorities said the driver of the vehicle Kanu was thrown from is cooperating with their investigation, which has yet to reveal her cause of death.
“We are considering all options, including murder,” police said. “Police have not released any information that Mia was pushed out of the vehicle.”
Southfield deputy police chief Jeff Jagielski said the case is still under investigation.
“We understand there was an argument between the driver and another person in the parking lot of the apartment complex they had left,” he said.
“Something happened and someone knows something, and we just want those answers,” Bianca Vanmeter, Kanu’s mom, told FOX 2. Pictured: Vanmeter at a wake on June 12
Kanu — a Tennessee State University senior — was home this summer, according to Vanmeter. Her mother said she was studying to be a veterinarian. In the photo: Kanu
Friends and family gather for a vigil at Inglenook Park in Southfield on Monday, June 12
“She would never just leave anyone. It makes no sense,” Vanmeter (pictured) said of the video and the people in the car that left her daughter for dead
FOX 2 reported that charges are expected to be filed against others who were in the car at the time Kanu was ejected.
“Anytime we have an untimely death of an otherwise healthy person, we investigate it as homicide until the evidence proves otherwise,” Jagielski continued.
“I want to know what really happened and if they were with friends, why wouldn’t they call 911?” Vanmeter said ABC 7.
Kanu was initially put on a ventilator after being taken to hospital, but was discharged again last week.
Her family said her organs were donated to others in need.
In a heartbreaking video posted to Facebook, Vanmeter showed the “Walk of Honor” being held for Mia at a local hospital as doctors and nurses took her to surgery to harvest her organs for donation.
Dozens of friends, relatives and hospital staff lined the hallways as Mia was rolled into the operating room with gospel music playing loudly.
The senior had a Hello Kitty blanket draped over her in her hospital bed, along with a Tennessee State banner and a sign that read, “I am the storm.”
The woman filming, supposedly Vanmeter, could be heard sobbing throughout the video before it ended with someone off-camera saying “bye, honey.”
In a heartbreaking video posted to Facebook, Vanmeter showed the “Walk of Honor” being held for Mia at a local hospital as doctors and nurses took her to surgery to harvest her organs.
Dozens of friends, relatives and hospital staff lined the hallways as Mia was rolled into the operating room with gospel music playing loudly
The senior had a Hello Kitty blanket draped over her in her hospital bed, along with a Tennessee state banner and a sign that read, “I am the storm.”
a GoFundMe was set up for the young woman’s family.
As of June 15, the fundraiser raised $32,000 of its $50,000 goal.
Hundreds of loved ones and strangers have contributed to the fund in hopes of bringing comfort to the grieving family during this time of need.
‘I never knew you… but you/are my kind of young lady. I have a daughter about your age. You make me proud. Your love for the innocent in our crazy world is why God had you here,” one person who donated wrote.
“My heart goes out to the beautiful woman’s family. Sorry for your loss. May her memory be a blessing,” another contributor shared.