San Jose police Officer De'Jon Packer's cause of death was fentanyl toxicity, and the official manner of death is considered an accident, according to the coroner's report.
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen mentioned Packer at a ceremony Tuesday commemorating National Fentanyl Awareness Day.Rosen also reiterated a promise to go after people who knowingly provide fentanyl to someone who dies and if that person knew the dangers of the drug.
"If we’re not able to show that level of knowledge from the perpetrator, we will prosecute them for possessing fentanyl for sale or selling fentanyl, which are also serious crimes," Rosen said.
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