BELLINGHAM, WA. – (KGMI.com) Two people overdosed and one died at Civic Field early Monday morning, December 4th, following the opening weekend of its winter shelter program.

Bellingham Police Public Information Officer Megan Peters says the two unidentified people were together when they arrived at Civic.

Officers responded to the first overdose around 2:45 a.m., then investigated the second fatal overdose less than an hour later.

The City of Bellingham’s winter shelter program opened on Friday, December 1st, in the locker rooms under the scoreboard at Civic Field.

The nearby Arne Hanna Aquatic Center recently installed new locks on its bathrooms after several instances of drug use in their facilities earlier this year, including one death.