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Police Identify Man Found Dead in Parking Lot Over the Weekend

EUSTIS, Florida—The man found dead of a suspected overdose in a car Sunday afternoon has been publicly identified. William Woodruff, 32, was found around 2 p.m. Sunday in a car at Walgreens, 101 West Ardice Avenue, Eustis Police Chief Craig Capri told Inside Lake. EPD officers found drugs and drug paraphernalia with Williams and his death appeared to be an overdose. There was no evidence of foul play, according to Capri.

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Body Found in Car at Eustis Business Sunday, No Foul Play, Police Say

EUSTIS, Florida—A man was found dead in a vehicle Sunday afternoon in the parking lot of a Eustis business, and it appears to be a drug overdose Eustis Police Chief Craig Capri told Inside Lake. The white male in his 30s, was found around 2 p.m. in a car at Walgreens, 101 West Ardice Avenue, Capri said. A family member of the man asked for a well-being check earlier in the day and EPD officers spotted the vehicle but were unable to pull it over and the car was later found in the parking lot. Drugs and drug paraphernalia were

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Tavares Police Officer OK After Exposure to Fentanyl Causes Her to Overdose

TAVARES, Florida—A Tavares Police officer is OK after being exposed to fentanyl and overdosing around midnight Tuesday. Officer Courtney Bannick was exposed to the lethal drug during a traffic stop where she found various narcotics on a passenger in the vehicle. She placed the suspect into custody and as she attempted to leave the scene, TPD Cpl. Cullen O’Shea heard Bannick breathless and choking on the radio and went to check on her, TPD Public Information Officer Courtney Sullivan said. When O’Shea approached Bannick’s vehicle, he found her drifting in and out of consciousness and she was removed from her

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Leesburg Man Arrested in Summer Overdose Death

LADY LAKE, Florida—A Leesburg man has been arrested in the overdose death of a 38-year-old man in Lady Lake over the summer, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Albert Robert Springs, 33, was taken into custody Wednesday after an investigation revealed Springs dealt Harry Cooper the lethal fentanyl that killed him on June 25. Cooper was found dead in a bedroom at a home at 4100 Holly Hill and the medical examiner’s office ruled his death an accidental overdose of fentanyl, LCSO Lt. John Herrell said. “Detectives worked diligently throughout the course of this investigation,” Herrell said. Phone records

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Apopka Man Arrested for Murder in Eustis Teen’s Overdose Death

EUSTIS, Florida—A 22-year-old Apopka man has been arrested in the death of a teenager who overdosed on fentanyl in her Eustis bedroom last month. Zach Brandon Zorn, 22, was arrested by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Thursday on a charge of murder by distribution of a controlled substance, a Eustis Police detective working the case said when he spoke exclusively with Inside Lake Friday.   On the afternoon of Aug. 13, EPD patrol officers responded to a home on Cherry Blossom Court in reference to a death. They spoke with the homeowners, who told officers they found their 19-year-old daughter

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