In May 2015 an 8-month-old infant, INayah Wright-Trussell, was taken to a Detroit hospital after having difficulty breathing at home; she had been born prematurely and used an oxygen machine. Her mother, Janee Wright-Trussell, called 911 and began CPR when dispatch told responders the baby was not breathing. An ambulance was sent, but EMT Ann Marie Thomas parked a street away and refused to go to the house despite being told the infant was not breathing; Thomas later told a supervisor she was not going to spend 10 minutes doing CPR because of how families act. A different ambulance reached the home and paramedics revived INayah, but she died the next morning. Her death was ruled a homicide by suffocation.

The case resulted in criminal charges and employment consequences: Janee Wright-Trussell was charged in November 2016 and later pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and first-degree child abuse, receiving an eight- to 15-year sentence. Ann Marie Thomas was fired after internal investigations and charged with willful neglect of duty.

Does anyone have information about the emergency response that night or about INayah’s care leading up to May 2015?