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Baltimore Maintains Traffic Detours as Narcan Effort Continues After Penn North Overdose Cluster and Nearby Shooting

Officials are monitoring overdose patients with on-site naloxone support as investigators seek to identify the opioid source

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Baltimore City Police Department officers work on the corner of North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, where at least 25 people were suspected of suffering overdoses. Many discovered lying unconscious on the street. The area is cordoned off as emergency responders work to provide aid and investigate the scene. (Kenneth K. Lam/Sun Staff)
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Baltimore police and fire officials respond to a series of overdoses at the intersection of Pennsylvania and North avenues, where more than 15 people were reported to have overdosed by noon. First responders treated three people behind a CVS around 9:30 a.m., and additional cases were reported nearby, including near Penn Station and the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Narcan was distributed by community groups on site, and a mobile command center was established as people were transported to area hospitals for treatment. (Nia Meyers/Staff)

Overview

  • Baltimore Police, Fire Department and EMS crews were dispatched at 9:50 a.m. and convened at Pennsylvania and North avenues by midmorning to treat multiple suspected opioid overdoses
  • Members of Mayor Brandon Scott’s office have distributed naloxone kits at the scene to counteract potential fentanyl exposure
  • Pennsylvania and North avenues remain closed and CityLink and LocalLink buses continue operating on detoured routes this afternoon
  • Authorities have ruled the overdose surge and a separate 11:16 a.m. shooting of a 45-year-old man as unrelated incidents with non-life-threatening injuries reported in the shooting
  • Investigators are tracing the source of the suspected opioids while city hospitals continue monitoring overdose patients for any complications