Tennessee Teen Charged With Second-Degree Murder In Student Overdose Deaths
A teenaged girl I’m Tennessee has been charged with murder after two teens died of a suspected overdose Tuesday in Somerville.
Two teenage girls were found dead from a suspected drug overdose at a Fayette County high school late Tuesday afternoon, according to Fayette County Public Schools. A third teenage girl was rushed to an area hospital in critical condition, but was later upgraded to stable condition, according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.
All three of the students, one 16 years old and the others age 17, attended Fayette-Ware High School and were completing their junior year at the high school, Fayette County Public Schools released in a statement on Wednesday.
Fayette County District Attorney Mark Davidson confirmed that the girl who has been charged was the third girl who was hospitalized following the incident. The teenager has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of possession of a controlled substance. All charges have been filed in juvenile court.
All three students were found in the parking lot of the high school, hours before the graduation ceremony was slated to begin in the school’s gymnasium.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is also investigating the circumstances around the students’ deaths, along with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department.
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