Four deaths at safe sleeping sites

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SINCE LEARNED OF MORE DEATHS. THAT'S THE SLEEPING SITES. >> IT WAS IN A TENSE IN THIS PARKING LOT WHERE RALPH 3 TOOK HIS LAST BREATH. I HOPE I CAN SHED SOME LIGHT ON IT. THE 65 YEAR-OLD WAS LIVING AT THE CITY SAFE, SLEEPING SITE AT 20TH AND BE IN GOLDEN HILL. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER SAYS HE WAS FOUND DECOMPOSING ON A SEPTEMBER. WHAT WE SAID WAS NOBODY EVEN KNEW HE WAS BELONG HERE CAN SOLICIT IT CAME IN JUST A CRASH. TEAM 10 LEARNED ABOUT 3 DEATH AFTER GETTING A TIP. THE SENIOR HAD BEEN DEAD FOR DAYS BEFORE ANYONE NOTICED. NOW MORE THAN 6 MONTHS LATER, WE FINALLY KNOW HOW HE DIED. TEAM 10 HAS OBTAINED THE MAN'S AUTOPSY REPORT IN IT. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER RULES HIS DEATH. AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY FENTANYL AND MATH. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER SAYS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA INCLUDING FOIL A PIPE AND A TORCH. WE'RE IN 3 TRAGICALLY THE AUTOPSY SAYS A FOUL ODOR IS WHAT LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF HIS BODY MONTHS AFTER HIS DEATH. SOME IN THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY ARE STILL SHAKEN. OUT HERE. >> WE IS EACH OTHER. YOU KNOW, SHERRI COALE AT SAYS SHE MOVED INTO THE SAFE SLEEPING SITE LAST OCTOBER HAS BEEN PEOPLE THAT PASSED AWAY SINCE WANT TO PASSED AWAY FROM A HERNIA. AND THOUGH THE THAT WOMAN ISN'T THE ONLY PERSON WHO'S PASSED AWAY IN TOTAL, INCLUDING THREET. THE CITY SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN 4 DEATHS AT ITS SAFE SLEEPING SITES. COLON SAYS SHE RECENTLY GOT EVICTED FROM THE SITE AFTER SHE SAYS SHE WAS WRONGFULLY ACCUSED OF SELLING DRUGS. >> THE CITY TOLD US SHE WAS REMOVED FOR VIOLATING A CODE OF CONDUCT. I ASKED HER WHAT IT WAS LIKE LIVING AT THE SITE. I JUST DON'T FEEL SAFE. >> AS PEOPLE. >> THAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT ARE IN THERE. THEY DON'T DO A BACKGROUND CHECK. ANY CHRISTIAN MARK. HE HAS BEEN SLEEPING IN THE GOLDEN HELP PARKING LOT SINCE JANUARY. THIS PLACE PROVIDES A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE ANOTHER PLACE TO GO. SHE'S A FIERCE ADVOCATE OF HER TEMPORARY HOME. >> AND THE DREAMS FOR CHANGE, NONPROFIT THAT RUNS ON THIS STREET. I GUARANTEE YOU THERE ARE MORE HOMELESS DEATHS. >> OUT THERE UNACCOUNTED FOR THAN THERE ARE IN HERE, MARK. HE SAYS THE SAFE SLEEPING SITE IS BETTER RUN AND THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SHE WAS LIVING IN. >> THE CITY TOLD TEAM 10 THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THE HOMELESS IS THE PROGRAM'S TOP PRIORITY. IN HIS STATEMENT, SPOKESPERSON MATT HOFFMAN SAYS CONTRACTED STAFF MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WORKING. >> TO BALANCE RESPECT FOR PERSONS, PRIVACY WITH THEIR SAFETY AND WELL-BEING. HE SAYS REGULAR WELLNESS CHECKS ARE CONDUCTED AND OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. STAFF HAVE IMPLEMENTED MORE THOROUGH PROCEDURES TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS DOING OK, HE ADDS WHEN SOMEONE ENTERS THE SITE, THEY SIGN A CODE OF CONDUCT AGREEING NOT TO USE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. HOFFMAN CALLED THE CITY'S 2 SLEEPING SITES, A LIFELINE TO 500 PEOPLE TO SUGGEST SLEEPING ON THE STREETS IS SAFER THAN THE SITES IS FLAT OUT INAPPROPRIATE. HE SAID DREAMS FOR CHANGE. TOLD TEAM 10 IT'S COMMITTED TO THE WELL-BEING OF ITS PARTICIPANTS. OUR STAFF IS ALWAYS RESPONSIVE TO THEIR NEEDS AND TAKES APPROPRIATE ACTION BASED ON THE SITUATION AND THE INDIVIDUALS WISHES IF THEY ARE IN DISTRESS. THE NON-PROFIT SAID IN A STATEMENT. SADLY, WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE PASS AWAY ON OUR SITES. AS YOU KNOW, THE DEATH OF A SINGLE AN HOUSE PERSON IS A TRAGIC LOSS. WHILE WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS A REALITY. ALL SERVICE PROVIDERS EXPERIENCE, OUR FOCUS REMAINS ON DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PREVENT SUCH INCIDENTS AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR PARTICIPANTS. I JUST HOPE THAT HIS FAMILY HIS FRIENDS. >> I DOING OK, AND I HOPE IF. SOMEBODY HAS TO MOURN HIM, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED. >> BACK OUTSIDE THE SEA SLEEPING SITE. COLE IS SPEAKING BECAUSE WE'RE HOMELESS AS IF HE WERE LOST PEOPLE, YOU GIVING A VOICE TO A MAN WHOSE STORY WILL LIVE ON WITH THOSE WHO
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Channel: ABC 10 News
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Length: 4min 23sec (263 seconds)
Published: Sat Apr 13 2024
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