Homicide investigation underway after body found on Semiahmoo Spit in Whatcom County KIRO 7 News Staff
A homicide investigation is underway after a body was found Wednesday on the Semiahmoo Spit in Whatcom County.
Officers were called at about 1:30 p.m. to the 9200 block of Semiahmoo Parkway for a report of a suspected dead person at the county park.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds.
The Whatcom County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as a 67-year-old South Whidbey Island man. His name is not being released until the next of kin is located, officials said. His death has been ruled a homicide.
Doctors find carfentanyl in autopsies
Synthetic opioid is 100 times stronger than fentanyl By Associated Press
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SEATTLE Doctors at a county medical examiner’s office in Washington have discovered a synthetic opioid in their community that is 100 times stronger than fentanyl.
The doctors at the Whatcom County Medical Examiner’s office found the drug carfentanyl during autopsies on overdose victims, KING-TV reported Friday.
“This does pose a risk and a danger to our community,” Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Kevin Hester said. “We’re kind of seeing carfentanyl in its infancy here in Whatcom County, and we expect it to take on a growing precedence.”
Washington state doctors find carfentanyl in autopsies
April 3, 2021
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SEATTLE (AP) Doctors at a county medical examiner s office in Washington state have discovered a synthetic opioid in their community that is 100 times stronger than fentanyl.
The doctors at the Whatcom County Medical Examiner s office found the drug carfentanyl during autopsies on overdose victims, KING-TV reported Friday.
“This does pose a risk and a danger to our community,” Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Kevin Hester said. “We’re kind of seeing carfentanyl in its infancy here in Whatcom County, and we expect it to take on a growing precedence.”
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