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Mikayla Brown and her husband, Tyler, visit the grave of their son, Elijah, who died of a fentanyl overdose at 15, in Paso Robles, Calif., Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Jax Brown, half-brother of Elijah Ott, who died of a fentanyl overdose at 15, looks at a memorial for Elijah at a skateboard park in Paso Robles, Calif., Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Mikayla Brown sits for a photo in the room of her son, Elijah, who died of a fentanyl overdose at 15, in Atascadero, Calif., Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, as two of his skateboards hang on the wall. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A framed photo of Elijah Ott, who died of a fentanyl overdose at 15, stands next to a vase of flowers as his mother, Mikayla Brown, works in the kitchen in Atascadero, Calif., Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Mikayla Brown visits the grave of her son, Elijah, who died of a fentanyl overdose at 15, in Paso Robles, Calif., Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Mikayla Brown, right, shows a photo of Elijah Ott, who died of a fentanyl overdose at 15, to her youngest son, Crew, at their home in Atascadero, Calif., Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Mikayla Brown, left, and her husband, Tyler, hold hands as they walk toward their car after visiting the grave of their son, Elijah, who died of a fentanyl overdose at 15, in Paso Robles, Calif., Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Mikayla Brown shows a pendant etched with the fingerprint of her son, Elijah Ott, who died of a fentanyl overdose at 15, in Atascadero, Calif., Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Mikayla Brown, left, comforts her son, Jax, as they stand in front of a park bench dedicated to her son, Elijah Ott, who died of a fentanyl overdose at 15, in Paso Robles, Calif., Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)With his stepson's name tattooed below his ear, Tyler Brown, stepfather of Elijah Ott, who died of a fentanyl overdose at 15, looks at a park bench dedicated to Elijah in Paso Robles, Calif., Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Mikayla Brown and her husband, Tyler, visit the grave of their son, Elijah, who died of a fentanyl overdose at 15, in Paso Robles, Calif., Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)