Suspected fatal drug overdose

Columbia police and EMS personnel responded along with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department and St. Clair County Coroner’s Office to a suspected fatal drug overdose late Saturday afternoon at a residence on Summitview Drive off Mule Road.

The call went out about 4:45 p.m. Saturday, requesting emergency personnel for an unresponsive male aged in his 30s. The coroner was requested a short time later.

No other information was immediately available.

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