[h=1]Mass Overdose of K2 Synthetic Marijuana Eyed as Cause of 'Zombieland' in Brooklyn[/h]
Jul 13, 2016, 10:54 AM ET A mass of overdoses in a single intersection of Brooklyn, New York, sent 33 people to the hospital on Tuesday, police said, with one resident calling it "Zombieland."
Authorities are investigating whether K2, a kind of
synthetic marijuana, caused the overdoses, the
New York City Police Department said, noting that all of those who overdosed are believed to have survived.
Reports of a string of overdoses event first came in around 9:30 a.m. and at least one man suffered a seizure as a result of an overdose, according to
ABC's New York station WABC.
"People sleeping outside, they do everything outside. It's not good for the area, for the kids," one man who witnessed the scene told WABC....
