NEW BEDFORD — A 61-year-old Dartmouth man died Sunday of a suspected drug overdose in the city's West End, the DA's office said.
New Bedford police were called to a residence in the 100 block of Lindsey Street about 3:40 p.m. Sunday, according to the New Bedford Police Department logs.
The man was found deceased in the living room of the residence, according to a spokesman for the DA's office. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 3:50 p.m. He had been staying there with a family member.
A needle and two bags of heroin were found on a table near him, the DA's office said.
A NBPD spokeswoman did not respond Monday morning to an email about the suspected fatal overdose.