FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. – Days after two teen girls died of suspected overdoses at Fayette-Ware High School, a 17-year-old girl has been charged with their murder, according District Attorney Mark Davidson.
Davidson said that a 17-year-old girl, also a junior at the high school, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of the 16- and 17-year-old girls. She’s also been charged with possession of a controlled substance.
That 17-year-old girl also overdosed and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition but was released from the hospital hours later. After her release, she was charged with the death of her classmates.