DC addresses overdoses after several suspected fentanyl-related deaths

WASHINGTON - Leaders in D.C. are addressing a series of drug-related overdoses that are suspected to be fentanyl-related and that left three people dead and several more hospitalized over a short period of time last week.

D.C. Police report that they were notified of 10 medical emergencies suspected to be narcotic overdoses Friday. Of the 10 incidents, three were deadly.

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Officers say nine of the incidents were reported in the Southwest and one in the Northeast.

Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen warned residents on Friday of the deadly string of overdoses. "With neighbors in Southwest right now," Allen tweeted. "This afternoon more than 5 opioid overdoses in less than an hour & at least 2-3 fentanyl overdose deaths. There's a lethal batch out."

D.C.'s Department of Behavioral Health's Community Response Team can be reached at 202-673-9300 to help anyone in a crisis situation.