The mother of the children who died last reached out in late November, but there was "no resolution," said Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan.

Their mother had contacted City Hall on Nov. 25, seeking help with housing, but “no resolution” was reached, Mayor Mike Duggan said, a day after the tragedy.

A 2-year-old girl and her brother, 9, likely froze to death as they bundled up with their relatives inside a van near a Detroit casino — months after the homeless family’s attempt to get into a city shelter fell on deaf ears,