LONGVIEW — People in Longview held a protest against drug use in their community after a 6-year-old girl was pricked by a dirty hypodermic needle while playing at the Kelso Rotary Park.
The Daily News reports that Emilee Moore, the girl’s mother, said she complained about having a sliver in her foot but they found a piece of a needle.
Moore says she freaked out and they took the girl to the hospital for tests. Doctors said she could have hepatitis C or HIV.
The family’s story went viral after they reported it on their Facebook page.
On Monday, about 20 people gathered to protest drug use in the area. Some blamed a homeless shelter near the Cowlitz River.
But others say discarded needles have been a problem in area parks long before the shelter opened.
