Laurel- The Delaware State Police are conducting a death investigation after a victim was found deceased yesterday afternoon.
The investigation began on February 5, 2020 at approximately 1:25 p.m., when the Laurel Police Department responded to a residence in the 100 block of N. Central Avenue, limits of Laurel, for a report of a female located deceased inside the residence. The victim was discovered by family members who responded to the residence to check on her welfare after they had not been able to make contact with her.
At the request of the Laurel Police Department, the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit assumed the investigation.
The 25-year-old female victim has been turned over to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science where an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner of death. The victim’s name is being withheld at this time.
The investigation is in it’s early stages with further information being released as it becomes available.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Sergeant Yeich at 302-741-2703. Information may also be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or via the internet at http://delaware.crimestoppersweb.com
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By calling the deceased a victim, what does the story tell us?
ReplyDeleteMost likely an OD
ReplyDeletefentanyl laced overdose is a likely, probable cause of death...if I had to guess.
ReplyDeleteDon't know when people will realize you CAN'T survive fentanyl ingestion without the services of someone who can paralize & breathe for the patient. The board chest cannot be ventilated.
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