The family of Melanie Ramos, the 15-year-old Helen Bernstein High School student who died Tuesday of a possible fentanyl overdose, wants to warn other parents of the dangers of drug use.
Melanie was found unresponsive in a bathroom by her friend’s stepfather and a school employee about 9 p.m., when the campus was open for volleyball and soccer games, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. Her friend also overdosed and was hospitalized.
“I think we were failed in many directions,” Manriques said. “This pill is poison. I call it the devil pill, and it’s going to continue unless you start breaking down the chain.” On Friday, students and teachers mourned Melanie’s death and created a memorial on the front steps of the school, where people have left flowers, candles, letters and a bag of caramel candy.
L.A. Unified Supt. Alberto Carvalho, center, speaks about Melanie Ramos’ death at Helen Bernstein High School. LAPD Capt. Lillian Carranza, who oversees the gang and narcotics division, said the exact makeup of the pills involved in Melanie’s death is still under analysis, but authorities believe it was almost certainly contained fentanyl — as are the overwhelming number of the pills seized by the department.
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