TUE FEB 03 2015 ~8:53 AM
SOUTH HOLLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT
MULTIPLE SICK PEOPLE/EMS BOX ALARM
16300 LOUIS AVE SOUTH HOLLAND, IL
UPDATE: INCIDENT INVOLVES A HOMICIDE.
Death of Dorothy Byrd at Holland Home ruled a homicide. Byrd, a retired nurse, was living in an assisted living facility in south suburban South Holland. Investigation discovered toxic levels of painkillers (morphine and hydrocodone) in her system when she died February 4, 2015. A nurse is suspected of delivering the fatal dosage.
Six residents were transported to area hospitals on February 3, 2015 believed to have non-life-threatening illness. Three patients died and all deaths are under investigation.
Deaths ...
Dorothy Byrd; 98
Leon Krynicki, 98;
Robert Rundin, 88
MABAS DIVISION 24 BOX ALARM ON BOX #600 FOR "THE INCIDENT"
UNKNOWN INCIDENT AT HOLLAND HOME (ASSISTED LIVING - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES).
ENGINE(S): DOLTON, OAK FOREST ENGINE
EMS: CALUMET CITY, BUD'S, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, OAK FOREST
CHIEF(S): THORNTON, GLENWOOD
SPECIAL: BUD'S SUPERVISOR, MABAS 24 SAFETY
CHANGE OF QUARTERS: GLENWOOD ENGINE, POSEN AMBULANCE.
STAGING AT SCENE
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See also ...
ABC7 Chicago DEATH OF WOMAN, 98, AT NURSING HOME RULED HOMICIDE
