Two men who died Monday from suspected drug overdoses have been identified, according to the Thurston County Coroner.
Phillip Rawlings, 38, and Ryan Taal, 35, were in need of medical attention very early Monday morning in downtown Olympia.
Police Lt. Paul Lower told The Olympian the incident happened just after midnight Monday, May 12, in the 100 block of Legion Way Southeast.
One person in the group called 911 to report they and others had ingested something and were possibly experiencing an overdose. The person was requesting that first responders bring Narcan, according to The Olympian report.
Lower said OPD and the Olympia Fire Department responded to the incident at Stuart Place, an apartment building across Legion Way from Sylvester Park.
One person was outside, one was in a stairwell in the building and three others were in one of the apartments.
Fire staff treated people at the scene, and two were pronounced dead. Three people were taken to the hospital for medical evaluations, The Olympian reported.
