Police Suspect Fentanyl After 1 Dead, 12 in Hospital in ‘Mass Overdose’ in California

Police Suspect Fentanyl After 1 Dead, 12 in Hospital in ‘Mass Overdose’ in California
File photo of Chico Police Department Chief Michael O'Brien and Butte County District Attorney Michael L. Ramsey at a press conference in 2017. Chico Police Department
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Police said a mass overdose at a residence in Chico, California, has caused one death and 12 people to be hospitalized, adding that the number of fatalities could still rise.

“Certainly there is potential for additional fatalities, I want to emphasize that,” Chico Police Chief Michael O'Brien said at a Jan. 12 press conference, noting that had authorities not intervened, it “certainly would have been far worse.”

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