An arrest affidavit provided more details about two people considered persons of interest in the overdose surge that first happened earlier this week in downtown Austin. The Austin Police Department and Austin-Travis County EMS continue investigating the surge.
Detectives with the Austin Police Department seized crack cocaine that tested positive for fentanyl, and the agency now believes the spike in overdoses downtown was a result of people taking fentanyl-laced crack, APD said in a statement.
Two people believed to be persons of interest have been detained following an outbreak of overdoses that left multiple people dead, that's according to Austin Travis County EMS.
Officials in Austin, Texas, are investigating an "outbreak" of deadly drug overdoses spreading across the city. Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS) and the Austin Police Department (APD) said they received a total of 51 calls for suspected overdoses as of Tuesday afternoon, with four suspected deaths related to the surge, according to local ABC News affiliate KVUE. The surge of calls began around 9:00 a.m. CT Monday morning and were concentrated in the downtown area, Angela Carr, EMS division chief at ATCEMS, said during a Monday evening press conference.