SEVEN children under the age of eight have been rushed to the hospital after allegedly overdosing on sleeping pills in Hopewell, Virginia.
Investigators believe that a 7-year-old child gave the others his sleeping pills, according to CBS6.
Hopewell Police were called to a home around 5.30pm where four children ages four and under were found unresponsive.
Police then found three additional children awake but lethargic, according to reports.
All seven children have been taken to John Randolph Hospital.
The youngest two children have since been transferred to a different hospital in serious condition, according to CBS6.
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Police say the adult who had been supervising the children left the house to go to a store around the corner.
Upon returning, the adult saw the children and called 911.
The investigation is ongoing.
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