HS Senior Dies After Taking Ecstasy at Milwaukee Nightclub

Photo courtesy of Andrew J. Mcgann & Sons Funeral Home

MILWAUKEE — An 18-year-old high school senior died early Sunday morning in Milwaukee after reportedly ingesting ecstasy, also known as Molly and MDMA.

Kara E. Starr, 18, a high school senior from Minooka, Illinois, was at the Rave, 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave. in Milwaukee when she began having seizures at around 2 a.m Sunday, May 1. Starr told the on-site EMT she had taken the drug,according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, citing a report from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner.

Starr was then taken to the Aurora Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee where she died at around 5 a.m.

"Milwaukee police have not seen a large number of these types of cases," Milwaukee Police Sgt. Tim Gauerke said Monday to the Journal Sentinel. "This is not a frequent occurrence."

According to The Herald-News, Starr tested positive for amphetamines and cannabinoids. Her death has been preliminarily ruled as accidental.

Minooka Community High School District 111 Spokesperson Dave DiLorenzo confirmed to Patch that Starr was a student at the school.

Visitation for Starr will be held between 2 and 9 p.m. Thursday, May 5 at Andrew J. Mcgann & Son Funeral Home, located at 10727 S. Pulaski Rd. in Chicago.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 6 at Most Holy Redeemer, located at 9525 S. Lawndale Ave. in Evergreen Park.

Cemetery service will held at noon at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, located at 6001 W. 111th Street in Alsip.

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