Teen’s death linked to fentanyl, Franklin Co. Sheriff says

18-year-old Jacob Cope died on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. According to a Facebook post from Franklin County Sheriff Kevin White, Cope died from accidentally ingesting “the tiniest amount of fentanyl

According to a Facebook post from Franklin County Sheriff Kevin White, Cope died from accidentally ingesting “the tiniest amount of fentanyl.”

โ€œHis family is scarred forever,โ€ White said.

Copeโ€™s friend, 2023 Heritage High School graduate Wilson Moore, was also found dead that morning.

White said he keeps Copeโ€™s photo in his office to remind him why he wanted to become Franklin County Sheriff.

โ€œIt hits close to home for me,โ€ he said. โ€œIt will serve as a constant reminder of the passion I have to end the rapid decline that is eroding our neighborhoods, our state and our country.โ€

It is unclear if fentanyl ingestion is the cause of Mooreโ€™s death, but Mooreโ€™s mother suspects it is drug-related.

Read the article and watch the video clip on the WRAL News website.

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