![]() ![]() Laurence Grotheer, the director of communications for the City of New Haven told Newsweek that he was not able to confirm that it was a K2 overdose, but there were a number of suspected overdoses. Officials in Connecticut are investigating the overdose of at least 18 people in a park in New Haven. ![]() Police are viewed in an area which has witnessed an explosion in the use of K2 or 'Spice', a synthetic marijuana drug, in East Harlem, New York, on September 16, 2015. Alston said two of the overdoses are life-threatening, while others did not respond to Narcan, an anti-overdose medication, according to the publication. Officials told WVIT that it is believed at least 18 people have possibly overdosed from the synthetic drug known as K2.Īlston told the New Haven Register that three people overdosed last night and at least 13 other people are believed to have overdosed Wednesday in the park, but that number could increase. Alston told the publication they are waiting for the toxicology results to confirm.Įmergency officials have said they are responding to reports of multiple people overdosing in a Connecticut park.Ĭity Office of Emergency Management Deputy Director Rick Fontana told the New Haven Register on Wednesday that there were more than a dozen cases of people overdosing at the New Haven Green in New Haven, Connecticut. told WTNH that victims apparently took K2, a synthetic drug. UPDATE 1:45 p.m EST - At least 30 people have fallen ill from suspected drug overdoses at the New Haven Green in New Haven, WTNH reported.Īt a news conference, Fire Chief John Alston Jr. ![]() EST - A man has been arrested in connection to at least 30 people who have overdosed at the New Haven Green in New Haven, Connecticut, the New Haven Register reported on Wednesday.įelix Melendez, 37, was out on parole before his arrest, Police Chief Anthony Campbell told the publication. ![]()
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