A North Vernon man is dead after a suspected overdose. Lt. Randy Marshall, with the North Vernon Police Department, says that officers were called to a home on Harms Street at 12:20 a.m. on Friday. When officers arrived, they reported finding two people giving aid to 21-year-old Chase Clark. Police say that Clark was unresponsive and not breathing. They administered several doses of Narcan, however, it proved ineffective. Marshall says that paramedics from Rescue 20 worked diligently to save Clark, but were unsuccessful either. Jennings County Coroner Gene Rudicel pronounced the young man dead at the scene.

Lt. Marshall says that, while on the scene, officers learned that Clark had been down for at least 10 minutes before any calls for help were made. After getting a search warrant for the home, police reported finding several items of paraphernalia.

North Vernon Police say that the case remains under investigation. No autopsy is planned, however, blood was drawn to determine what Clark had ingested.