3 Dead In Cluster of Heroin Overdoses In Seattle

SEATTLE, WA - Police are warning drug users about dangerous heroin circulating in the city after four people overdosed on Saturday along a stretch of Aurora Avenue. Three of the overdose victims died, police said.

All of the overdoses occurred before 2 p.m. Saturday, police are saying, in the vicinity of Aurora Avenue between North 78th Street and North 102nd Street. Here are the locations of known overdoses on Saturday:

Police believe there is dangerously pure heroin in circulation. Bicycle officers fanned out around North Seattle to alert drug users about the cluster of overdoses. The fourth overdose victim was treated at Harborview Medical Center.

Officials are also reminding people that state law offers protection from drug possession charges to people who report overdoses. Drug users can also turn over drugs to police if they wish. Finally, police are warning drug users not to use alone in case of an emergency.

Some police officers carry the drug naloxone, which can counteract an opioid overdose. Police officers have rescued at least two people from overdosing over the last few weeks using naloxone. Officers have saved 15 people total since the naloxone program rolled out earlier in 2016.

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