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3 dead of apparent drug overdose in Fremont Street hotel room

Updated January 26, 2024 - 5:57 pm

Three people died as the result of apparent drug overdoses at a downtown Las Vegas hotel Thursday night.

Two died at a hotel on the 200 block of Fremont Street and a third died at a local hospital, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Aaron Lee wrote in a text.

Medical first responders and police officers responded about 7:30 p.m. to reports of several unconscious people in a hotel room, Lee said.

A previous version of this story included a photo of a hotel that was not connected to the event reported.

Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com.

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