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Fatal overdose leads to felony murder charge for Gwinnett woman

Katherine Langford
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Editor-in-Chief · Monday, October 26, 2026 at 8:40 PM · 1 min read
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Fatal overdose leads to felony murder charge for Gwinnett woman — Vinings Community news

A 48-year-old woman is facing a felony murder charge after Gwinnett County police connected her to a fatal fentanyl overdose in Lawrenceville earlier this month, according to authorities. Gwinnett County police detectives arrested 48-year-old Tanika Tavares following an investigation into an overdose death in Lawrenceville. Officers originally responded to a home in the 1100 block of Wetlands Court on Oct. 13, where they found a victim dead from an overdose.Investigators with the special investigations section combed through the circumstances surrounding the death and identified Tavares as the suspected source of the narcotics. Detectives later took her into custody on charges of felony murder, aggravated involuntary manslaughter by causing fentanyl overdose death, sale of a schedule I or II controlled substance and additional drug offenses.Police have not released the identity or age of the person who died on Oct. 13. Authorities also have not specified the exact chemical composition

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