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At about 5:13 AM, on Sunday, November 13, 2022, officers assigned to District E-18 (Hyde Park), responded to 1442 Hyde Park Avenue for a report of an overdose. On arrival, officers observed Boston EMS and Boston Fire Department attending to multiple overdose victims. Narcan was administered to the victims and all regained consciousness. Boston EMS transported three adult women and one adult male to local area hospitals for treatment.
Officers learned the victims had snorted a powdery substance before collapsing. Officers located a fanny pack containing eleven small plastic bags of a white powdery substance belonging to another person on scene, later identified as Gilbert Eatherton, 22, of Charlestown. He was arrested and charged with; Trafficking Fentanyl (more than 10 grams), Distribution of Class A, Drugs and Possession of Class A, Drugs. He was arraigned at West Roxbury Court.