Crime & Safety

1 Man Dead After Wheaton Metro Overdose, 2 Remain Hospitalized: Police

Authorities initially reported that the men were found in "several locations" at the Wheaton Metro Station, having suffered cardiac arrests.

Three men were found unresponsive late Monday at the Wheaton Metro Station, one of whom later died at an area hospital.
Three men were found unresponsive late Monday at the Wheaton Metro Station, one of whom later died at an area hospital. (Gaby Arancibia/Patch)

WHEATON, MD — One man is dead and two others remain hospitalized after all three were found unresponsive at the Wheaton Metro Station late Monday, authorities said.

Montgomery County Police said all three men were found shortly after 8 p.m. "following an apparent overdose" at the station. See emergency response at station.

More than an hour after the department said the men were alive and being treated at an area hospital, police said one of the individuals had been pronounced dead.

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No additional details were released on the condition of the other two persons. It's unclear if all three were initially together.

Pete Piringer, a spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, said the three men were found at "several locations" at the station.

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An investigation into the incident remains ongoing.

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