7th LAUSD teen overdoses from possible fentanyl-laced pills

A memorial for Melanie Ramos, the 15-year-old who died of a suspected fentanyl overdose at Bernstein High School in Hollywood on Sept. 13. At least seven teenagers, including the 15-year-old Bernstein High School girl who died last week, have overdosed in the last month from pills possibly containing fentanyl, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police said they are investigating whether the most recent overdose was connected to the drugs that killed 15-year-old Melanie Ramos, a student at Bernstein High School, on Sept. 13. A 16-year-old boy was also arrested on his way to school last week and booked on suspicion of narcotics sales for allegedly selling pills to a Hollywood High School boy at Lexington Park, located a few blocks from Bernstein High, Moore said. Alberto Carvalho said last week that at least six LAUSD students, including three from Sept. 13, have been involved in the use of narcotics, “some resulting in overdose, some resulting in students being transported to a medical facility, some being immediately released to the parents.” Moore said the exact number of students who ingested the pills is unknown because police believe that others took the drug, survived and may not have sought medical attention.