4 found dead in Fullerton home after possible overdoses, police say
Authorities are investigating four adult deaths at a Fullerton home as suspected overdoses, with no immediate public threat and substances involved yet unidentified.
- On Tuesday, Fullerton Police Department officials announced four adults were found dead in a home on the 100 block of W. Wilshire Avenue after possible overdoses.
- Amid high national overdose numbers, authorities have not disclosed substances involved in the four suspected overdose deaths, while CDC data show 80,391 U.S. overdose deaths in 2024.
- The Fullerton Police Department's Communication Center received a 911 call around 11 a.m. from a man reporting his friends were not breathing, and officers and firefighters responded to the scene.
- Fullerton police said detectives have opened a death investigation and authorities reassured the public there is no immediate threat.
- Fullerton, California, a city about 25 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, reported the incident on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, matching the timeline of the 911 call around 11 a.m.
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IDs Released on Four Apparent Overdose Deaths in Fullerton
The names of three men and a woman found dead of an apparent drug overdose in Fullerton were released Wednesday by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. The four victims were found dead in a Fullerton apartment Tuesday after a friend called police saying he believed the group had overdosed on drugs. The four were identified as: — Ramon Louis Luera, 28, of Chino; — Melissa Angela Lopez, 29, of Pomona; — Vitor Alfonso Herrera, 41, of Los Angeles…
4 found dead in Fullerton home after possible overdoses, police say
Four people were found dead in a Fullerton home Tuesday, Oct. 21, possibly the result of overdoses, police said. Officers responded just after 11 a.m. to the 100 block of West Wilshire Avenue after a caller said four of his friends had overdosed and weren’t breathing, according to Fullerton police. Police arrived and found four adults dead inside the home. Detectives who were conducting an investigation into the deaths don’t believe there’s any …
4 adults found dead in Fullerton apartment after apparent overdoses
An investigation is underway after four people were found dead from apparent drug overdoses inside a Fullerton apartment Tuesday. According to the Fullerton Police Department, around 11 a.m., officers responded to an apartment building on the 140 block of Wilshire Avenue after a man reported finding four of his friends unconscious and not breathing. Police and paramedics arrived on scene and found four adults dead inside an apartment in the comp…
4 found dead in home after suspected overdoses in Fullerton, California
Four adults were found dead after a suspected drug overdose at a home in Fullerton, California, according to police. The discovery was made at around 11:01 a.m. on Tuesday when a man called 911 to report that four of his friends were not breathing, the Fullerton Police Department said. Officers and firefighters responded to the 100 block of West Wilshire Avenue, where they found the four individuals deceased inside the residence. Fullerton polic…
4 people found dead after possible overdoses in Fullerton
Four people were found dead inside a Fullerton apartment Tuesday possibly after possibly suffering overdoses. Authorities received a call at around 11 a.m., with the caller said his friend may have overdosed and were not breathing, Fullerton police said. When first responders arrived on Wilshire Avenue near Harbor Boulevard, they found the bodies of four adults. Investigators were working to...
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