Hopson’s death is currently under investigation. Because of this, Olympia Police and Thurston County Medic One will not release the name of the drug that killed Hopson. However, I spoke to Director of Medic One’s Emergency Services, Kurt Hardin. He told me that the product used to inject Hopson was manufactured by a medical supply company called Cardinal Health. Cardinal Health carries several products that could have potentially been used to inject Hopson.

Recently a public records request revealed that Thurston County Medic One purchase the injectable form of the drug Midazolam from Cardinal Health several times in the past year to be used as chemical restraint.