( KRON ) – A San Jose family is mourning the death of a beloved daughter and sister after she died from a suspected fentanyl overdose. The mother of 19-year-old Crystal Martinez told KRON4 she does not believe her daughter knew that the pill she took contained the lethal drug.
Martinez died on Saturday, Nov. 9 after coming home from work.
Her mother, Estela Martinez-Mendoza, said she was lying down on the couch when her 11-year-old daughter approached her to say Crystal was sleeping and would not wake up. Martinez-Mendoza went to check on her and could also not wake her up. She performed CPR and called 911. Paramedics pronounced Crystal dead.
According to Martinez-Mendoza, Crystal received a pill from a friend after telling them she had a headache. When police officers arrived at the scene, they told Martinez-Mendoza they found pills that looked like Tylenol but suspected that they contained fentanyl.
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Martinez-Mendoza is still trying to figure out exactly who gave her daughter the pill. She is waiting to hear back from the San Jose Police Department about its investigation.