Karina Rodriguez was one of five people who died in Commerce City after using cocaine laced with fentanyl. Her family is now committed to warning others of the dangers. CB_Cotton reports:
THORNTON, Colo. — Inside a Thorton home, funeral flowers are fading and family members are forced to face a heartbreaking reality — a fentanyl poisoning has claimed the life of their loved one.Sanchez-Garcia breathed in deep with her sister, Mileiah Rodriguez, and mother, Debby Garcia, by her side.
"She was my baby, she was born on my birthday," Debby Garcia said through tears."It's very difficult, especially the last few days. It's been very difficult." Mileiah Rodriguez chimmed in,"We have her voice to show them [the children] and pictures to show them how much she [Karina] loved them and how much they meant to her,"
"It's not okay... one night she happens to be at home and do something that that she didn't characteristically do and five minutes later... she's gone. That's just not okay." Feliz Sanchez-Garcia said. Commerce City Police told Denver7 the investigation into the deaths of Karina Rodriguez and the four others, is ongoing. On Monday, Commerce City police chief Clint Nichols met with United States Attorney General Merrick Garland who offered resources to help with the investigation.
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