FIVE people were found dead in an apartment that contained an 'overwhelming amount' of fentanyl and cocaine.
A surviving woman and a four-month-old infant were also in the apartment when Denver police responded Sunday to an initial report of an unconscious person.
The three women and two men that died, aged 24 to 32, were found around 3:45pm on Sunday, according to Commerce City Police Commander Rob McCoy.
Three victims have been identified as Karina Rodriguez, her husband Sam Marquez, and Humberto Arroyo. The remaining unidentified victims are two white women.
Marquez, 24, and Rodriguez are the parents of four-month-old Aria, who was transferred to the hospital and released safely to family members after being found in the apartment with the dead victims.
The surviving adult has tentatively been identified as Sam's 29-year-old sister Cora Marquez.
Cora is currently in the hospital and has no memory of what happened, according to reports from her family.
Evidence suggests that the victims were snorting what they believed was cocaine when they overdosed on fentanyl, according to 17th Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason.
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Reports by KDVR say that the group was in Rodriguez and Marquez's apartment.
Sam Marquez's father Dan Marquez spoke to the outlet and called fentanyl "the devil."
The Adams County Coroner’s Office will release the identity of the unidentified victims once the autopsies are performed.
Child Protective Services is also assisting in the investigation, according to Commerce City Police.
While the case is still being investigated, detectives are "aggressively pursuing leads" on the source of the narcotics and are determined to pursue charges for those who provided the deadly drugs.
Mason is concerned that there are other people who might have drugs from the same supply that killed the victims.
“No drug is safe right now,” said Mason.
KILLER NARCOTIC
Fentanyl is known as a powerful synthetic opioid similar to morphine.
While fentanyl is a prescription drug, it is commonly made and used illegally.
Synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, are known as the most common drugs in the United States that lead to drug overdoses.
In order to treat an overdose, doctors must administer naloxone, which can reverse the symptoms.
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