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Preliminary toxicology reports suggest that the nine people who died in Austin this week had ingested fentanyl. Nine dead, 66 affected by drugs believed to be laced with fentanyl, Austin officials say
Police in Austin, Texas, said they responded to an "outbreak" of over 50 opioid-related overdose calls between Monday and Tuesday morning that's been linked to as many as eight deaths.
Zehm died two days later and his death was ruled a homicide. Thompson was convicted of excessive force and lying to investigators. [132] 7 March 2006: Larry P. Norman 28 June 2007: Arkansas State Police (Arkansas) Trooper Larry P. Norman shot Joseph Erin Hamley, a man with cerebral palsy, as he lay on his back after Hamley was mistaken for a ...
[7] [8] Drug use and addiction also increased significantly following the invention of the hypodermic syringe in 1853, [9] with overdose being a leading cause of death among intravenous drug users. [10] Efforts to prohibit various drugs began to be enacted in the early 20th century, though the effectiveness of such policies is debated. Deaths ...
Cate Graziani, Co-Director of VOCAL-TX, right, comforts Carolyn Williams after she talked about her son, Haison Williams who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2023, at a news conference at the Texas ...
After crashing into a tree, Rankin fled into a home, followed by a deputy and a K-9 unit. The K-9, which was not leashed, began mauling the homeowner as the deputy shot Rankin, who was lying on a couch. The deputy was later charged with manslaughter for shooting Rankin and assault for not calling off the K-9. [28] [29] [30] 2024-05-26
Deaths from carfentanil rose by more than 700% in the past year, according to the same source — there were 29 deadly overdoses between January and June 2023, and 238 in that same time frame in 2024.
The murders of John Forest "Johnny" Goosey and Stacy Marie Barnett [1] occurred on July 21, 2009, in the West Campus area of Austin, Texas, when a man (James Richard "Ricky" Thompson Jr.), who had two accomplices, shot to death two recent graduates from the University of Texas at Austin who originated from the Greater Houston area.