OXFORD, Miss. (WMC) – Two University of Mississippi students have died, the Lafayette County coroner confirmed to Action News 5 on Tuesday.
Packaged kratom purchased from a retail store was discovered during investigations into the deaths, according to Lafayette County Metro Narcotics Unit.
According to narcotics investigators, law enforcement is handling the cases as two separate death investigations. At this time, officials have no confirmed evidence linking the two deaths, nor do they have confirmation that kratom or any other substance contributed to either death. At this time, it remains unclear how either student died, the university told Action News 5.
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