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2 kids discover 3 adults dead in Detroit home after suspected overdoses

Posted at 9:18 PM, Dec 08, 2019
and last updated 2019-12-09 17:49:34-05

DETROIT (WXYZ) — The Detroit Police Department is investigating three suspected overdose deaths after two young girls found them unresponsive in a home on Detroit's east side Sunday afternoon.

A 6-year-old girl and an 8-year-old girl discovered four adults unresponsive in a home in the 12000 block of Caldwell around 4 p.m. Medics were called and were able to revive one of the men with Narcan. The other adults, one man and two women, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The two children were taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons. Child Protective Services is also involved to determine where the children will stay.

The medical examiner will determine the official causes of death. At this time, foul play is not suspected, according to police.