Seven young children — including an infant and three toddlers — overdosed on sleeping pills that were handed out by a 7-year-old at a Virginia home on Wednesday night, a report said.
When police responded to the residence in the city of Hopewell at about 5:30 p.m., four children, ages 1, 2, 3 and 4, were unresponsive, WTVR said.
Three other youngsters under the age of 8 had also consumed the pills, but were awake, the station reported.
Seven children overdosed on sleeping pills at a Hopewell, Virginia, home. WTVR
Two children are in serious condition, according to police. WTVRAll seven kids were taken to a hospital, and the two youngest victims were transferred to another medical facility in serious condition, the report said.
Investigators told the outlet that the drugs were distributed by a 7-year-old who was left alone with the children when their adult supervisor left the house to go to a corner store.
The investigation was ongoing.
