Overview

• Police said the overdoses were reported around 12:08 p.m. near West North and Pennsylvania avenues.
• Seven people were taken to hospitals and four declined transport; those hospitalized were ages 30 to 60, including six men and one woman, and all are expected to survive.
• The Mayor’s Office said it was aware of 10 patients with six transported as health staff canvassed the area and distributed naloxone.
• Community workers, including staff from the Penn North Recovery Center, handed out Narcan and urged neighbors to seek help for those at risk.
• Authorities asked anyone with information to contact Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.