Overview

• Twenty-seven people were hospitalized after the July 10 incident in Penn–North, including seven in critical condition, with no deaths reported.
• Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Jones confirmed the site is an active crime scene and officers are canvassing vacant properties and alleyways for additional victims.
• Baltimore City Health Department teams and firefighters have distributed naloxone doses throughout the neighborhood to reverse overdoses.
• Officials suspect a contaminated “bad batch” of illicit opioids and toxicology analyses are underway to determine its composition.
• The mass overdose comes days after Mayor Brandon Scott unveiled a $400 million settlement-backed opioid response strategy prioritizing harm reduction, equitable treatment access and community stabilization.