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Austin Man Charged With Murder In Fentanyl Overdose Death Of Construction Worker

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

3

First seen

Oct 6, 3:47 PM CDT

updated Oct 7, 3:44 PM CDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by KXAN (NBC), KVUE and KENS, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

A man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of a construction worker at an Austin construction site, according to reports from KENS, KVUE, and KXAN.

Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 2, Oct 7, 7:05 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 6, 4:38 PM CDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 6, 4:44 PM CDTPublished: Decided by our rules.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.