A New York City college student died after being drugged and raped in her dorm, prosecutors say

Federal prosecutors announced that a male suspect raped a student at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology inside her dormitory after administering fentanyl to her. The drug rendered the victim unconscious and ultimately caused her death.

According to authorities, a friend of the student also ingested the substance provided by the suspect and nearly died as a result of the overdose. The details of the incident were made public by prosecutors on Thursday.