💔 53YO Lost Shelter Bed After Bus Was Late — Found Frozen to Death the Next Day 💔
53-year-old Moneque Cook, a Michigan native, had been struggling with homelessness for months, moving between shelters while trying to survive during one of the coldest winters of the year. On Monday night, a city bus delay caused her to arrive just 20 minutes late to the shelter where she was scheduled to sleep. Because of that delay, she lost her bed and was left with nowhere to go. With temperatures plunging well below freezing, Moneque was forced to sleep outdoors, exposed to the brutal cold overnight.
The next morning, she was found unresponsive behind a dumpster in Mount Clemens and later pronounced dead after freezing to death. Her tragic death has sparked outrage and renewed conversations about how rigid shelter policies and transportation delays can have fatal consequences for unhoused people. In the wake of Moneque’s passing, Michigan officials are now considering changes to homelessness and shelter access policies to prevent another life from being lost this way. Rest in peace, Moneque Cook — you deserved warmth, safety, and dignity. 💔
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