Apache Junction, Arizona — A 3-year-old boy has died after allegedly ingesting a pill containing fentanyl, police said.

Apache Junction Police Department On Monday, the boy was taken to hospital by his family and given Narcan before being taken to another hospital, but died of an overdose.

Police said a criminal investigation was ongoing.

“Fentanyl is affecting every community and innocent victims are being killed by this poison,” said Apache Junction Police Chief Michael Pulley. needs everyone’s help.This tragedy is devastating to our community.”

“The Valley” is what locals call the Phoenix metropolitan area. It is considered the largest metropolitan area in the Southwest.

The Valley is made up of various major cities other than Phoenix.

• Mesa
• chandler
• Scottsdale
• Tempe
• glendale
• surprise
• Peoria
• Gilbert
• El Mirage
• Avondale
• Litchfield Park
• goodyear
• buckeye

Whether a city is in the “Eastern Valley” or “West Valley” depends on where it is in relation to Phoenix.

According to the 2020 US Census, the cities of the Valley have a total population of 4,845,832. This makes him the 11th largest metropolitan area in the country, just behind the Boston and Atlanta areas.

Maricopa County is the fourth largest county in the United States with a population of 4,485,414 according to the 2020 Census.

The county contains approximately 63% of Arizona’s population and covers 9,224 square miles. This makes the county larger than her seven US states (Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire).

One of the nation’s largest park systems is also located in Maricopa County. There are an estimated 120,000 acres of open space parks in the county, including hundreds of miles of trails, nature centers and campgrounds.

The county seat is Phoenix, which is also the state capital and the fifth most populous city in the United States according to the Census.