A 15-year-old student at Bernstein High School is dead and two other teens were hospitalized after overdosing on pills they purchased at Lexington Park in Hollywood. Investigators say the pills were laced with fentanyl.
The stepfather then contacted a school employee and entered the restroom where they found another 15-year-old student who was unresponsive. They called 911 and rendered aid until paramedics arrived. Despite their best efforts, she was declared dead at the scene by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.
"They went to buy Percocet, which is a narcotic for pain. They both ingested a pill and started feeling ill almost immediately. It’s very common for drug dealers to put fentanyl in almost all pills and many other drugs. Fentanyl is a poison and it’s very dangerous to everyone," Lt. Radke added.LAPD detectives also discovered there are at least two other victims of drug overdoses that may be connected to the same drug dealer.
"We need to do everything we can to get the word out to everyone ‘don’t take drugs from anyone.’ Don’t even take an aspirin. You don’t know what’s in it," he said.officials released the following statement:
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