Two people died and three others were treated for suspected fentanyl overdoses within a 24-hour period in Union City.
A drug dealer, convicted of selling fentanyl-laced pills, was sentenced to eight years in prison today. Authorities say he was responsible for the death of a Concord teen back in 2021.Two people died and three others were treated for suspected fentanyl overdoses within a 24-hour period inThe first overdose occurred on Tuesday morning near Medallion Drive and Whipple Road, according to the Union City Police Department.
Later that same evening, first responders were dispatched to the Hayward-Union City border for an unresponsive person who was cold to the touch, according to police. Tragically, the victim, a 17-year-old, was pronounced dead at the scene.A San Jose man has been convicted of selling fentanyl-laced pills to high school students.
Not far from that location, another unresponsive person was discovered. Emergency responders successfully revived that person and transported them to a local hospital. Union City police noted no apparent signs of foul play but found evidence of narcotics use at both scenes.In the early hours of Wednesday, reports came in of an unresponsive person struggling to breath in a restroom on the 33000 block of Western Avenue.The Alameda County Fire Department responded and administered Narcan, successfully reviving the person. The person was transported to a nearby hospital.
Shortly thereafter, there was another report of an unresponsive person inside a vehicle in the parking lot of the same property. First responders returned to the location and administered Narcan, successfully reviving the person, who was then transported to a local hospital.Investigators are actively working to determine the source of the fentanyl in these five incidents.
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