Crime & Safety

2 Dead, 2 Hospitalized In Possible OD In University Heights

First responders revived two of them with Narcan, a drug used to counteract the effects of fentanyl.

A homicide investigation was underway.
A homicide investigation was underway. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN DIEGO, CA — Two people died and two others were taken to a hospital Thursday after a suspected overdose -- possibly of fentanyl -- at a University Heights residence.

Authorities were called at 5:41 a.m. to a home in the 4300 block of Louisiana Street on a report of four unresponsive people, according to the San Diego Police Department.

First responders revived two of them with Narcan -- a drug used to counteract the effects of fentanyl -- and transported them to a hospital, NBC7 reported.

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Two others were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. No one involved was identified, and no ages or genders were immediately disclosed.

A homicide investigation was underway.

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— City News Service