Michigan college student dies after being found with severe head trauma on the side of the road as chilling surveillance footage emerges and her heartbroken family pleads for answers
- Mia Kanu, 23, was found in the middle of a road in Southfield Michigan on June 3
- Surveillance video reportedly shows Kanu either falling out of or being pushed out of a car before she was found by authorities
- Kanu's family is now desperately searching for answers in her case
The family of Mia Kanu, 23, is now desperate for answers after their loved one was left for dead in front of the Coach Apartments in Southfield, Michigan on June 3.
'Something happened, and somebody knows something, and we just want those answers,' Bianca Vanmeter, Kanu's mother, told FOX 2 Detroit.
When Kanu was discovered, she had 'critical injuries' police told local media outlets.
According to police, video from the night of the incident captured Kanu either falling or being pushed out of a vehicle. She died at the hospital on June 5.
- Mia Kanu (pictured) died after she was found with head trauma on the side of the road after a party as footage reportedly shows her being ejected out of a car
- Kanu (far left) in a picture her mother Bianca Vanmeter posted to Facebook
- Kanu's family is now desperate for answers after their loved one was left for dead in front of the Coach Apartments (pictured) in Southfield, Michigan on June 3
The grieving mother described her daughter as a good person and said it is unfathomable that someone could do this to her baby girl.
'She would never just leave a person. It doesn't make sense,' Vanmeter said of the video and the people in the car who left her daughter for dead.
The footage police have referenced in the case has not been released as of June 15.
After Kanu was ejected from the vehicle, no calls were initially made to 911.
It wasn't until a passerby noticed her and called for help that she was taken to the hospital with critical injuries.
Authorities said the driver of the vehicle Kanu was ejected from is cooperating in their investigation, which has yet to reveal her cause of death.
'We are considering all possibilities including homicide,' police said. 'The police department has not released any information alleging Mia was pushed from vehicle.'
Southfield Deputy Police Chief Jeff Jagielski said the matter is still under investigation.
'It's our understanding that there was an argument between the driver and another individual in the parking lot of the apartment complex that they had left,' he said.
- 'Something happened, and somebody knows something, and we just want those answers,' Bianca Vanmeter, Kanu's mother, told FOX 2. Pictured: Vanmeter at a vigil on June 12
- According to Vanmeter, Kanu - a Tennessee State University senior - was home for the summer. Her mom said she was studying to become a veterinarian. Pictured: Kanu
- Friends and family gather at a vigil at Inglenook Park in Southfield on Monday, June 12
- 'She would never just leave a person. It doesn't make sense,' Vanmeter (pictured) said of the video and the people in the car who left her daughter for dead
'Anytime we have an untimely death of an otherwise healthy individual, we investigate as a homicide until evidence shows otherwise,' Jagielski continued.
'I want to know what really happened and if they were with friends, why wouldn’t they call 911?' Vanmeter said to ABC 7.
Kanu was initially placed on life support after she was brought to the hospital but was taken off last week.
Her family said her organs were donated to others in need.
In a heartbreaking video posted to Facebook, Vanmeter showed the 'honor walk' held for Mia inside a local hospital as doctors and nurses took her into surgery to harvest her organs for donation.
Dozens of friends, family members, and hospital staff lined the hallways as Mia was rolled through toward the operating room as gospel music played out loud.
The college senior had a Hello Kitty blanket draped over top of her in her hospital bed, along with a Tennessee State banner and a sign that read: 'I am the storm.'
The woman filming, purportedly Vanmeter, could be heard letting out sobs throughout the video before it ended with someone off-camera saying 'bye, baby.'
- In a heartbreaking video posted to Facebook, Vanmeter showed the 'honor walk' held for Mia inside a local hospital as doctors and nurses took her into surgery to harvest her organs
- Dozens of friends, family members, and hospital staff lined the hallways as Mia was rolled through toward the operating room as gospel music played out loud
- The college senior had a Hello Kitty blanket draped over top of her in her hospital bed, along with a Tennessee State banner and a sign that read: 'I am the storm'
As of June 15, the fundraiser has brought in $32,000 of its $50,000 goal.
Hundreds of loved ones and strangers have contributed to the fund as they hope to bring comfort to the grieving family in their time of need.
'I never knew you…but you/re my kinda young lady. I have a daughter about your age. You guys make me proud. Your love of 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. I am so sorry for your loss. May her memory be a blessing,' another contributor shared.
Source:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12197065/Michigan-student-dead-head-trauma-road.html
