SPOKANE, Wash. — Diamond Morrow, a Black woman whose death raised questions on social media, died of an accidental overdose on June 28, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office.
Morrow's cause of death is listed as fentanyl toxicity and the manner is an accident.
Shortly after Morrow's death, posts on social media accused the Spokane Police Department of not investigating a murder due to her race.
Multiple people reached out to KREM in the days following Morrow's death, with some referencing a Facebook post claiming that she was murdered in her home. The post was shared by people across the country.
On July 3, the department posted a thread on Twitter, addressing the accusations.
"Unfortunately, inaccurate information (which has been repeated thousands of times on social media) indicated the police department was not conducting an investigation and had ignored this incident," the department wrote. "That information spread across social media is inaccurate and grossly misleading."
Read the full Twitter thread here.
Police answered social media inquiries from as far away as Philadelphia and South America regarding Morrow's death, said Spokane Police Sgt. Terry Preuninger.
