Arrests made in connection with 2023 overdose death of Robert De Niro's grandson

Multiple people have been arrested in connection with selling the drugs that led to the 2023 overdose death of actor Robert De Niro’s grandson, according to a senior law enforcement official

Multiple people have been arrested in connection with selling the drugs that led to the 2023 overdose death of actor Robert De Niro’s grandson, according to a senior law enforcement official.

Five people face drug charges in connection with the July 2023 death of Leandro Anthony De Niro-Rodriguez, the official said. He was the only child of De Niro’s oldest daughter, Drena.

The NYPD said officers found De Niro-Rodriguez unconscious when responding to a 911 call to Wall Street in Lower Manhattan. The 19-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

The New York City medical examiner’s office said De Niro-Rodriguez died an accidental death from the toxic effects of fentanyl, bromazolam, alprazolam, 7-aminoclonazepam, ketamine and cocaine.

De Niro-Rodriguez’s mother, Drena De Niro, announced her child’s death on July 3. The teen’s mother previously said he died after being sold pills.