Jeremy Hobson was a 21-year-old Indigenous man found dead on December 24, 2017, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. What began as a casual evening of drinking with friends and cousins turned fatal after Jeremy took a pill he believed to be OxyContin; the pill was later suspected to have been laced with a lethal dose of fentanyl. Family members say others at the gathering, including Jeremy’s brother, also took pills and survived. According to his father, Larry Hobson, a friend at the house supplied pills to everyone, and those present reportedly thought Jeremy had fallen asleep and moved him from a couch to a bed while he was overdosing, delaying a call for medical help.

No arrests were publicly reported in the immediate aftermath, and the family planned traditional Indigenous mourning practices, including a smudging ceremony. Jeremy’s father publicly urged accountability for the person who supplied the drugs and sought to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl-laced substances. Does anyone have information about who supplied pills that night or other details that could help the investigation?