'Armed and dangerous': Mother wanted after 2-year-old's suspected fentanyl death
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Three weeks after a 2-year-old girl died of a suspected fentanyl overdose in Northeast Portland, police report warrants out for the mother's arrest in connection to several violent crimes and that she may be armed and dangerous.
Portland police were first called to the Fox Run RV park for a child in “cardiac arrest” around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12. The girl’s mother, 26-year-old Mary E. Jacobo, was nowhere to be found.
Family members told authorities Jacobo tried to perform CPR on her daughter before fleeing the area. The child, Aurora Fernandez, died in the hospital later that day.
Since then, police said their search for Jacobo has not turned up any information of her whereabouts. Additionally, they believe she may have committed several crimes such as robbing a vehicle at gunpoint in the weeks since her disappearance.
Investigators describe Jacobo as 5’5” and 135 pounds with hazel eyes, adding that “she has brown hair but may have recently dyed it blonde. She has a tattoo on the front of her neck, on her chest, and on her left hand.”
Anyone who sees Jacobo is encouraged to immediately contact police. However, officials warn to not approach her while it is believed she is armed.
A GoFundMe is available for those interested in supporting the remaining family.
Dominique Hodges is Fernandez's cousin. She used to dress up the toddler and her young daughters together.
"She was beautiful, like she was just like, the happiest kid that you would ever meet," Hodges said.
Hodges and her family retrieved Fernandez's ashes on Friday, less than a month after she died from a suspected fentanyl overdose. They're now planning the girl's memorial.
Hodges said Fernandez had an impact on many people's lives, describing her as "truly loved." The unimaginable tragedy of her death on Sept. 12 won't soon be forgotten by them, she said.
"She's never going to grow up and live the life that she deserved to live," Hodges said. "We want to raise awareness to what fentanyl is doing to people's families. Their children are dying and their friends are dying and they're not understanding. And it's something that no parent should have to watch or friends should have to watch who they love have to die because of a fentanyl overdose."
Hodges said she and her family hope justice will be served. They also hope Fernandez's mother, Jacobo, will come forward to face the crimes she's accused of.
"I hope they figure out what really happened to Aurora," Hodges said.
Portland police are still looking for Jacobo and the case is ongoing.
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