A Los Angeles-area, California, boy who was found unresponsive in a park and died in May had taken fentanyl, a coroner said.
One-year-old Cameron Flores was rushed to Antelope Valley Medical Center from Melville J. Corson Park in Palmdale on May 22. Dying ThereABC7 Reported Saturday.
According to the Los Angeles County coroner, his cause of death was fentanyl intoxication. Confirmed.
The death was ruled an accident. Cameron's parents, Shaffer Grindstaff and Amanda Flores, were arrested but released within a few days.
Local media reported that he was released because his parents had “insufficient grounds” to file criminal charges.
The news comes after a series of fentanyl-related deaths of children across the country, including in Portland, Oregon. infant He died on September 12th, according to Breitbart News.
The two-year-old girl was reported to be in cardiac arrest and was rushed to hospital. DyingAccording to KPTV.
An official cause of death has yet to be released, but the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) said a preliminary investigation indicates fentanyl may have been a factor in the child's death.
Neighbors of the girl, whose identity was not released by local authorities, expressed concern about the drug crisis.
“It's really depressing, something has happened to a child. It's not good, there's a lot of drugs in this area, it's a massive problem,” local resident Paul Hooson told the outlet.
“It's horrible. I have children and grandchildren and it makes me sick. I don't want to think about it and whoever was involved needs to be arrested,” said Debra Fox, who also lives nearby.
Another 2-year-old girl, Melaya, I gave in She died of a drug overdose in April 2023 at her grandmother's home in Syracuse, New York, according to Breitbart News.
In another case that occurred in California in May 2023, a mother Arrested Her one-year-old daughter died of “acute fentanyl intoxication” from drugs that were reportedly left near where she was sleeping, according to a Breitbart News report.
Christy Scarborough (40 years old) Charged According to FOX40, there is a risk of serious injury or death as a result of child abuse, and there is a risk of death as a result of abuse.
“Detectives obtained additional evidence indicating Scarborough used fentanyl both before and after the infant's death,” Chico police said in a statement.
As the fentanyl crisis spreads across the United States, Breitbart News senior contributor Peter Schweitzer is trying to figure out who is behind the deliberate poisoning of America's youth.
In his latest book, Blood Money: Why the Powers That Be Turn a Blind Eye When China Kills Americans7 times The New York Times A bestselling author has revealed how Chinese dictator Xi Jinping has allowed criminal gangs to smuggle fentanyl into the United States.
Breitbart News break The book focuses on five links between Xi Jinping and organized crime groups.
