2-year-old NKY boy dies after consuming mother’s fentanyl, police say

A 2-year-old Northern Kentucky boy is dead Thursday after consuming fentanyl that belonged to his mother, police say.

Ludlow police and fire crews were called to a home in the 200 block of Stokesay Street in Ludlow around 3:34 p.m. for a child not breathing.

First responders found the boy in respiratory arrest. He was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital where he was declared dead.

An investigation found the child had been home with his mother, whom police have identified as 33-year-old Lauren Ashley Baker.

Baker admitted to getting fentanyl from Cincinnati last Saturday, according to the police report. She brought it back to Ludlow, where she shared it with two people, police say.

At some point Thursday, Baker “took a shot” of fentanyl and fell asleep, according to the police report. The 2-year-old then ate some of the Fentanyl in her purse while she slept.