7 Fatal Overdoses in 48 Hours, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Warns Community

Tuesday, the Monroe County Sheriff’s office sent a warning to the community after 7 overdose deaths in 48 hours.

Rochester First reported:

“’The Monroe County Heroin Task Force, n collaboration with [Monroe County District Attorney] Sandra Doorley, and our partners fighting the opioid epidemic, are putting the community on warning,’ the sheriff’s office account tweeted Tuesday afternoon. ‘An extraordinary number of fatal overdoses have occurred in our community, seven deaths within 48 hours.'”

They went on to say:

“The sheriff’s office added that these overdose deaths could not be tied to a specific batch of drugs at this time, but they said ‘we are aggressively investigating the source of this poison that is plaguing our community and will hold those responsible accountable.’”

Rochester First