Police charge teenage 'drug-dealer' with murder after 12-year-old girl dies from fentanyl overdose Dalilah Guerrero, 12, took part of a pill she believed was painkiller Percocet But drug was laced with opioid fentanyl - causing her to have a fatal overdose She was taken to a nearby hospital in San Jose, California but was later declared dead in November 2020 A boy, 16, described by prosecutors as a 'drug dealer' has now been charged with her murder By William Cole For Mailonline Published: 16:07 GMT, 26 January 2022 | Updated: 16:31 GMT, 26 January 2022 Viewcomments Police have charged a 16-year-old 'drug dealer' with murder after a schoolgirl died from a fatal overdose of fentanyl. Dalilah Guerrero, 12, took part of a pill she believed was the painkiller Percocet but was actually laced with the potentially lethal opioid. The San Jose schoolgirl was rushed to hospital but was later pronounced dead in the November 2020 incident. Prosecutors say there is footage of Dalilah lining up a crushed pill to snort. Shortly afterwards she passed out and began snoring, a 'telltale sign of a fentanyl overdose'. She became the youngest person to fatally overdose from fentanyl in Santa Clara County in 2020, according to the DA's office. A 16-year-old 'drug dealer' has been charged with the murder of 12-year-old Dalilah Guerrero who died from fatally overdose of fentanyl that had been laced into a painkiller, prosecutors have announced. In a breakthrough in the case, prosecutors have now arrested a 16-year-old boy who they described as a 'drug dealer'. The boy's name was not released as he is a minor but is he being charged with murder. It is believed he will be tried as a juvenile. Investigator looking into the suspect's Google Photos account said there were screen shots of public service warnings over fentanyl overdoses which predated the girl's death. According to prosecutors, on November 14, 2020, Dalilah was with two other teenagers when she contacted the suspect and bought an 'M-30' pill. The group videoed her lining up the crushed pill which she then snorted. They say she then passed out and began snoring, a 'telltale sign of a fentanyl overdose'. She was rushed to the Regional Medical Center in San Jose, she was declared dead. Her family said Dahlilah 'was loved by many people'. Deputy District Attorney Donald Shearer said the girl after consuming three-quarters of a single pill that she believed was Percocet. According to prosecutors, on November 14, 2020, Dalilah was with two other teenagers when she contacted the suspect and bought an 'M-30' pill. The group videoed her lining up the crushed pill which she then snorted. They say she then passed out and began snoring, a 'telltale sign of a fentanyl overdose' 'She was clearly looking to put her mind in a different place,' Shearer said. 'She was not looking for the dangerous effects of fentanyl.' The prosecutor added: 'Unfortunately, what your drug dealer tells you you're getting and what you get are often two different things.' Shearer said of the boy: 'He isn't some innocent victim in this. 'He's someone that knew that he could obtain these pills, and when he passed them off on a 12-year-old girl, he consciously disregarded life.' Fentanyl is approximately 50 to 100 times more toxic than morphine. Just a few grains can cause a fatal overdose. Illicit fentanyl is sometimes pressed into pills made to look like other prescription pills (like oxycodone, hydrocodone, Xanax, and others). In Santa Clara County, fentanyl is especially prevalent in fake generic pills, with such street names as 'M-30s', 'M-box-30s', 'pressed blues', 'blues', and 'Oxy'. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility