What happened to Kourtni Kerr?

That’s the question friends and family of the 31-year-old woman have been pondering for the past week after her body was found Aug. 18 on the floor of the Warren Police Department lockup while she was waiting to be transferred to the Macomb County Jail.

Kerr lived a troubled life that centered on drugs and trouble with the law, so her demise was not much of a shock to those who loved her.

Still, they would say knowing what happened in the final few hours of Kerr’s life might bring peace to theirs.

Family members say Kourtni’s death could be linked to a seizure brought on by a lack of drugs in her system, an overdose caused by heroin surreptitiously carried into the jail, or lingering issues from a previous injury.

“I know her history and her involvement

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