Medical examiner reports use of illicit drugs and fentanyl intoxication caused deaths
The deaths the two Yavapai Community College students, Gunner Bundrick and Jake Morales, have been ruled as caused by an accidental overdose of illicit drugs and fentanyl intoxication. The decision was made by the Yavapai County Medical Examiner. The information was obtained by the Prescott Courier and published November 17.
According to Sgt. Jason Kaufman of the Prescott Valley Police Department (PVPD), the investigation into their deaths revealed that Bundrick and Morales left their home at 10 p.m. Friday, November. 2, to attend a party. They returned around 3:48 a.m. the morning of November. 3. They were last seen alive around 5 a.m.
Yavapai County Medical Examiner Ann L. Bucholtz’s reported that both men died due to a combination of illicit drugs, fentanyl and 4-ANPP intoxication. The precursor chemical 4-ANPP is a primary ingredient for manufacturing deadly fentanyl.
You may read more about this incident in a story written by Brian M. Bergner Jr. The Daily Courier, found in the November 17 online Verde Independent by clicking here.