Seattle man arrested after 27-year-old dies of drug poisoning at The Gorge EDM event

Why is the death under investigation as a controlled substance homicide?

GRANT COUNTY, Wash. — A Seattle man was arrested at The Gorge Amphitheatre on Sunday evening after a 27-year-old man died at the venue from suspected drug poisoning during the Bass Canyon electronic dance music festival, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.

Grant County’s Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team, or INET, said detectives learned of the death at the concert venue and spoke with the victim’s friends. Investigators learned the victim had consumed drugs purchased from another festival attendee, the sheriff’s office said…

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