Crime & Safety
3 People Hospitalized From Possible Drug Overdoses: Bridgeport FD, PD
The three were discovered Monday night in an apartment on Harral Avenue.
BRIDGEPORT, CT — Three people were hospitalized Monday night after Bridgeport authorities said the trio were found in a Harral Avenue apartment suffering from possible overdoses.
The victims' conditions were not known, but one was in cardiac arrest and other two were in respiratory arrest when they were discovered at about 9:30 p.m., according to fire and police officials.
Bridgeport fire and American Medical Response personnel had been called to the scene at Greene Homes Apartments when a neighbor found the three unresponsive.
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"Additionally, the Bridgeport Police were requested as well as there was two (2) children in the apartment at the time and due to the nature of the incident," wrote Scott Appleby, Director of Emergency Management, in a statement. "All parties were transported to the hospital and their conditions are unknown as of this report."
The incident is under investigation by Bridgeport police detectives.
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