Crime & Safety
Six Heroin Overdose Deaths In Philly Sunday, Police Probing Deadly Batch: Report
Reports say the deaths all occurred in a short time frame and within blocks from each other.
Six people died Sunday in north east Philadelphia within hours and blocks from one another from heroin overdoses, according to 6ABC.
The deaths occurred in the Kensington area of the city, 6ABC reports.
The outlet reports Philadelphia Police are investigating a deadly batch of heroin that has been making its way around the city.
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The victims include one person in his 20s, two people in their 30s, and three people in their 40s, 6ABC reports.
Patch has reached out to Philadelphia Police for more information on the deaths and will update the story when more information is available.
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