ENFIELD, CT — A growing heroin epidemic claimed another young life in Enfield Saturday, with what is believed to be a fatal overdose killing a teenage girl, police said.

Around 12:47 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to a home in the Southwood Acres section of southern Enfield. Upon arrival, responders found a 19-year-old girl deceased in the house, with a quantity of heroin packaging found nearby. The packaging was stamped with the word "HYPE," Police Chief Carl Sferrazza said.

The victim was not immediately identified.