PERRYVILLE, Md. — They had the college break day as a result of snow, and nothing may have ready a 12-year previous woman for what she would uncover when she entered her residence on Cole Street in Perryville.
Both her 14-year-old sister, Skylar Alicemarie Jones-Miller and her brother, Gaige Marshall “Bubba” Dehaven, who was simply 10, lifeless in a bed room.
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While police known as their deaths “suspicious,” neighbors had their very own suspicions.
“This is a recognized drug home,” Gary Riley, one of many victims’ neighbors, instructed us on the time, “They’ve had an issue with drug tenants in there so now that’s given me an actual unhealthy feeling that it was in all probability medication.”
Weeks later, lab work has confirmed it.
“The post-mortem report got here again indicating that it was an unintended overdose. The toxicology report, nevertheless, got here again with a constructive for fentanyl,” mentioned Elena Russo of the Maryland State Police, “At this level, Maryland State Police investigators, in addition to Child Protective Services are actively investigating what occurred at this home.”
Investigators discovered drug paraphernalia inside the house, however they’ve but to find out the supply of the drug, which killed the youngsters.
The query now could be whether or not the victims’ mother and father or another person left one thing accessible to them, or if the youngsters, themselves, purchased it off the road.
