First overdose case of ‘gray death’ reported in Greenwood
Picture of gray death × First overdose case of ‘gray death’ reported in Greenwood Picture of gray death GREENWOOD, Ind. – Johnson County authorities are warning residents about a lethal opioid mix called “gray death” that has been found in Greenwood. Gray death is a new “ drug cocktail ” that looks like concrete, which is where it gets its name. It contains a deadly mix of heroin, fentanyl, the elephant tranquilizer carfentanil , and a synthetic opioid called U-47700. Greenwood police were dispatched to the 1000 block of Coventry Court on March 18 around 8 p.m. A woman was inside an apartment at Polo Run Apartments laying on the floor, unconscious. Medics arrived at the same time the officer did and narcan was used on the woman, identified as Hanna Richard, 19. Brandon DeBlaso, 20, helped officers search the apartment for what Richard might have taken, but nothing was initially found. While medics assisted Richard , officers noticed a young juvenile sitting in a high chair. DeBla...