Infant given Narcan after fentanyl overdose at Everett hotel; 3 kids in CPS custody
EVERETT, Wash. — Three children were taken to the hospital after being exposed to fentanyl inside a Snohomish County hotel on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office (SCSO), deputies responded to the hotel on the 130 block of 128th Street Southwest in Everett at 2:45 p.m. to assist South County Fire with an "unresponsive baby." Parents initially told medics the 11-month-old boy "may have been exposed to cleaning chemicals they used in the hotel room," the SCSO said. Medics administered Narcan on the baby, who regained consciousness, deputies added.
The 11-month-old boy, his twin sister and 11-year-old brother were all taken to the hospital for medical evaluations, the SCSO said, and both 11-month-olds tested "presumptive positive for fentanyl," the SCSO said. The 11-year-old boy did not, deputies added.
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All three children recovered and were released from the hospital, the SCSO said, and they are in the custody of Child Protective Services.
The kids were in the care of their 36-year-old mother and 39-year-old father, living in the hotel, the SCSO said. Deputies said they recovered fentanyl and meth from a search of the hotel room.
Official toxicology reports are pending and the investigation is ongoing, the SCSO said.
The parents have not yet been charged. Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Courtney O’Keefe said charges are anticipated, but they are waiting on full toxicology results to return on the children. She said that could take months.
"It is crucial that when we refer charges our investigation is complete in every way so that proper prosecution can occur," O’Keefe said.
This is yet another case involving fentanyl in the Snohomish County.
"We're doing everything we can,” she said of efforts to stop these incidents. “We're seeing more and more fentanyl. We've had multiple instances in the last 6 months. one of our K-9s (overdosed). We've had it in our jails. This is a crisis."
