A young Tamaqua woman’s drug overdose death has been ruled a homicide by the Schuylkill County Coroner’s Office.

A death certificate was issued on Wednesday for Alexandria “Alex” Sienkiewicz, who died April 2, 2016, of a drug overdose, according to Schuylkill County Coroner David Moylan III.Sienkiewicz was 23 when she died.“Yesterday I met with the family and finalized the findings before issuing a death certificate,” Moylan said.The cause of death was determined to be acute fentanyl poisoning, Moylan said.Moylan said that the death was ruled a homicide based on an investigation conducted by the state police.“There was a law enforcement investigation. Whether there will be charges is up to law enforcement and the District Attorney’s office,” Moylan said.Overdose deaths being ruled as a homicide is something that is uncommon, but not unprecedented.No one has ever been prosecuted for homicide for an overdose in the county though, Moylan said.“It’s an evolving concept as we get further and further into the opioid and drug overdose era. It’s relatively rare at this point,” he said.The decision whether or not to bring charges would rest with District Attorney Christine Holman, who was unavailable Thursday afternoon.Sienkiewicz’s father, John, said that the news brought him and Alex’s mother some relief, but they are still upset and angry over his daughter’s death.He said they have long believed that their daughter’s death was not accidental.“We were happy in a way that it wasn’t listed as an accidental overdose. We were still upset, angry, there’s tons of emotions,” he said.Sienkiewicz would not comment on specifics of the case, but said he believes that his daughter’s death was not an accident because the fatal dose which killed her was 100 percent fentanyl.“Our position is simple. If someone was buying heroin, and they were given 100 percent fentanyl, every case should be listed as a homicide.Since his daughter’s death, he has become an advocate for breaking the stigma associated with addiction.Local singer Jake Kulick recently released a song, with Sienkiewicz’ blessing, based on a poem that Alex wrote describing the control her addiction had over her. It’s been shared online across the country, Sienkiewicz said.“Parents have reached out and said this gives them a better understanding of their child,” Sienkiewicz said. “The more we can break that stigma and silence, the more we can get help and help these kids, and bring our society back.”