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2 arrested in connection to 14-year-old Red Wing boy's overdose death

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RED WING, Minn. -- Two people have been arrested in connection to a 14-year-old boy's January overdose death.

On the morning of Jan. 10, the Red Wing Police Department says officers were dispatched to a medical call on 16th Street after a boy had been found unresponsive by his parents.

Despite life-saving efforts, the boy was pronounced dead at the scene.

After a months-long investigation, a 44-year-old Red Wing man was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for third-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter and drug charges, police say.

A 15-year-old boy was also arrested later the same day.

WCCO does not usually name suspects until they are formally charged.

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