Pinellas Park police say Steven Eberhart sold the fatal fentanyl to Brian Wilson, 32 of North Port, who died March 7 at a Home Depot. Eberhart faces 14 separate charges, including first-degree murder.
The mother of a young man in his twenties who fatally overdosed in Pinellas County in March spoke with The Gabber about the loss and her son’s struggles with addiction.
Gulfport Police continue to respond to multiple overdose calls. Communities across Florida and the U.S. continue to deal with a rise in drug overdoses, the vast majority of which involve fentanyl (a highly potent opioid).
A St. Petersburg man faces attempted second degree murder charge for allegedly shooting a relative on Tuesday, March, 29.
The man was given four doses of Narcan (an emergency treatment for opioid overdoses) by officers as well as the person who called 911, according to the Gulfport Police Department.
Opioid use is on the rise, across the country and in Gulfport. Two of Gulfport’s first responders were able to save two lives, but at least three other people have died of overdoses this year.
A Gulfport man overdosed and died Dec. 1. Florida has the second most estimated deadly drug overdoses, trailing only California, which had a projected fatalities, according to the CDC.
