(The Center Square) – The following is a list of drug-related deaths as reported by the King County Medical Examiner. The Center Square does not independently verify this information. The full list can be found here.
Total number of drug-related deaths since TCS tracking began May 26: 267
OCT. 5
26-01754: Blaze Key 22 years / Male 07/02/2026 Anoxic encephalopathy, Acute combined 7-hydroxy mitragynine and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl intoxication. The injury occurred at a residence in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled an accident.
26-02201: Juan Diangelo Thompson 53 years / Male 08/04/2026 Acute combined fentanyl, cocaine, and ethanol intoxication. The injury occurred at a residence in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled an accident.
26-02611: Douglas Eugene Willson 61 years / Male 09/30/2026 Acute combined drug intoxication including fentanyl and methamphetamine. The injury occurred at a residence in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled an accident.
26-02629: Julio Martin Vernaza 58 years / Male 10/03/2026 Acute drug intoxication including methamphetamine. The injury occurred at a residence in Bellevue, and the manner of death was ruled an accident.
26-02632: Robert Joseph Newgard 66 years / Male 10/03/2026 Acute combined drug intoxication including fentanyl and ethanol. The injury occurred in a parking lot in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled an accident.
26-02634: Christopher James Westbrook 36 years / Male 10/04/2026 Acute combined drug intoxication including fentanyl and methamphetamine. The injury occurred at a residence in Federal Way, and the manner of death was ruled an accident.
OCT. 6
No drug-related deaths reported.
OCT. 7
26-02666: Glenn Lee Murray 69 years / Male 10/06/2026 Acute combined drug intoxication including methamphetamine and cocaine. The injury occurred at a residence in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled an accident.
OCT. 8
26-01958: DiAngelo McKinney 28 years / Male 07/06/2026 Acute methamphetamine intoxication. The injury occurred outdoors in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled an accident.
26-02002: Michelle Antoinette Fuller 68 years / Female 07/20/2026 Acute combined drug intoxication by cocaine and fentanyl. The injury occurred at a residence in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled an accident.
26-02227: Tre’Vonnte Eugene Brown 31 years / Male 08/20/2026 Acute combined fentanyl and ethanol intoxication. The injury occurred at a business in Des Moines, and the manner of death was ruled an accident.
26-02677: Brian “Jessie” Scott Chapman 58 years / Female 10/08/2026 Acute drug intoxication including methamphetamine. The injury occurred at a residence in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled an accident.
OCT. 9
26-02190: Barry Joe Himelhoch 76 years / Male 08/03/2026 Combined toxic effects of codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, tramadol, acetaminophen, and amlodipine. The injury occurred at a residence in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled a suicide.
26-02256: Summer Marie Rose 48 years / Female 08/22/2026 Acute combined 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), ketamine, hydroxyzine, cyclobenzaprine and ethanol intoxication. The injury occurred at a residence in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled a suicide.
26-02290: Asher Thomas Perry 55 years / Male 08/23/2026 Acute combined nortriptyline, zolpidem and bupropion intoxication. The injury occurred at a residence in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled a suicide.
26-02662: John Anthony Pasco 71 years / Male 10/05/2026 Acute drug intoxication including fentanyl. The injury occurred at a residence in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled an accident.
26-02673: Stephanie Marie Sunshine 45 years / Female 10/07/2026 Acute combined drug intoxication including fentanyl and cocaine. The injury occurred at a residence in Seattle, and the manner of death was ruled an accident.