NJ Cheesecake Factory workers who OD’d were playing ‘Russian Roulette’

5 NJ Cheesecake Manufacturing unit employees who inadvertently overdosed on cocaine laced with fentanyl within the parking zone of a high-end Hackensack shopping center had been enjoying “Russian Roulette” with their lives, a colleague informed The Put up this week.

The Cheesecake manufacturing unit employee, who requested anonymity, mentioned the drug use within the decrease stage parking zone is so “miserable” he now leaves his automobile in a distinct space.

Michelle Edoo, 29, of Bergenfield, died three days after she and 4 feminine co-workers from Cheesecake Manufacturing unit ingested fentanyl-laced cocaine within the decrease stage parking zone of The Outlets at Riverside, authorities mentioned.

The mall contains outlets like Saks, Bloomingdale’s and Bottega Veneta.

The 4 different mall employees, who haven’t been recognized, survived the March 15 incident.

“It shook me up,” mentioned the nameless colleague, noting employees normally congregate on the decrease parking stage the place the ladies overdosed. “It’s like enjoying Russian Roulette at present. You don’t know what’s in half the stuff.”

“There are such a lot of totally different tales” about what occurred, he added, noting he’s not seen the 4 survivors for the reason that incident.

The group of pals thought they had been ingesting cocaine and had been unaware it was laced with a harmful quantity of the opioid fentanyl, Bergen prosecutors have mentioned.

One frequent Hackensack mall customer claimed there’s fixed drug use on the decrease stage of the storage.

“We at all times complain about it once we’re down there,” the customer alleged.

The restaurant supervisor declined to remark.

Good Samaritan Aaron Kim, 30, was about to work out at a health club within the mall when he caught wind of the mayhem within the parking zone and rushed to assist, he mentioned.

“They had been clearly not respiration they usually didn’t have a pulse,” he mentioned.

Kim, who left as soon as first responders took over, gave excessive reward to an unidentified nurse practitioner who “knew precisely what to do and took management of the state of affairs.”

The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Workplace wouldn’t touch upon the “ongoing investigation.”

Michelle Edoo’s mom Natasha, declined to deal with how her daughter died.

“It is a personal time. It’s very unhappy,” she informed The Put up, including, “Thankfully, Michelle was in a position to assist different folks. Her organs had been donated to 4 folks.”

A Gofundme for Edoo’s daughter has raised practically $9,000.