'Just OD-ing everywhere': 6 taken to hospitals after overdoses reported in downtown Indy

Six people were taken to Indianapolis hospitals after reportedly overdosing downtown, according to emergency responders.

At 2:55 p.m., multiple ambulances were dispatched to the corner of North Alabama and East Washington streets, near the Julia Carson Transit Center, for reports of multiple people overdosing.

"I just see one guy laying in the middle of the street," a 911 caller told dispatchers. Another caller described a man who injured his face on the concrete.

"They're just ODing everywhere," the woman said.

Emergency medical personnel took two patients to Eskenazi Hospital, two more to IU Health Methodist Hospital and the remaining two to Community Hospital East. Five of the six patients were in critical condition, the fire department said. Four required breathing assistance.

By 3:21 p.m., the emergency response was complete.

It's unclear what drugs the patients used. All of the people treated are adults and by 4:40 p.m., their conditions were upgraded to stable. At least one person was released from a hospital.

Additional details have not been announced.

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