BUFFALO,
N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. will hold a news conference at 2:30
p.m. today to discuss new protocols for law enforcement officers who respond to
the scene of a fatal or non-fatal opioid overdose. These locations will now be
treated as the scene of homicide or other violent crime. Kennedy will be joined
by Erie County District Attorney John Flynn, Daniel Rinaldo with New York-New
Jersey HIDTA, and the Cheektowaga Police Department.
The press
conference will be held at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 138 Delaware Avenue,
Buffalo, NY, 14202.