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Minneapolis Police: Officers Responded To 4 Separate Overdoses Within 90 Minutes

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Minneapolis police say there were four overdoses in the city Monday morning in four separate locations -- all occurring within 90 minutes.

Police officials say officers were dispatched to four different neighborhoods between 8:13 a.m. and 9:56 a.m.:

  • 8:13 a.m.: 400 block of Ridgewood Avenue -- Stevens Square Neighborhood
  • 9:20 a.m.: Near the Intersection of Franklin and Cedar Avenues -- Seward Neighborhood
  • 9:35 a.m.: 900 block of Olson Memorial Highway -- Sumner-Glenwood Neighborhood
  • 9:56 a.m.: 2500 block of Pillsbury Avenue South -- Whittier Neighborhood

It is not clear if all four of these cases were opioid-related.

The Minnesota Department of Health says preliminary data shows the state has had a decline in overdose deaths in 2018. Officials the increase in law enforcement workers carrying the overdose-reversal drug Narcan is one of the factors that has helped stem fatalities.

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