The case of widespread substance overdoses at the weekend VELD electronic music concert at Downsview Park is now back in the hands of Toronto Police, at least for the purpose of figuring how two young people obtained the “party drugs” that took their lives. The homicide squad has been called in for that job and at a news conference Monday night they said the dead music fans were a 20-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man. Altogether, 15 people were hospitalized after ingesting substances. Investigators say they believe the drugs were purchased at the festival and would like any concert goers in possession of substances to come forward. Police say they are not sure what particular drug led to the fatalities. The Special Investigations Unit has also become involved in the investigation. According CP24, the SIU interest was triggered because the male victim died after being restrained by police. A police officer was on duty at the music festival when he observed two people carrying the man. The officer requested an ambulance and while paramedics tended to the patient, he became violent and had to be handcuffed, the SIU said in a release. The man’s handcuffs were then removed while he was being treated in the ambulance, but he was pronounced dead while on the way to the hospital.
