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Milwaukee County: 1-Year-Old Child Likely Died From Drug Overdose

Case Would Be 14th Drug Overdose Death Of A Child In Milwaukee County In Last 4 Years

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A reporter holds a vial with an example of the amount of fentanyl that can be deadly after a news conference about deaths from fentanyl exposure, at DEA Headquarters in Arlington Va. Jacquelyn Martin/ AP Photo

The Milwaukee County medical examiner is investigating the death of a 1-year-old child due to a probable drug overdose.

Investigators said in a release that the child was pronounced dead Sept. 18 at a Milwaukee children’s hospital. An autopsy was performed Sept. 19.

The official cause of death will be released following further toxicology tests.

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Officials say this case would be the 14th drug overdose death of a child in Milwaukee County in the last four years. The last one was on Aug. 20 when a 12-year-old girl died from ingesting a mix of fentanyl and morphine.

No further information was available.

Editor’s note: This story will be updated.

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