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Bloomington Police Investigating 10 Overdoses In 24 Hours

Bloomington Police are investigating a string of ten drug overdoses in the city in a 24 hour period.

Police say in a statement the overdoses are preliminarily linked to a "tan colored heroin" and spice, a synthetic cannabinoid.

The statement says investigators are working to identify the source of the drugs.

Bloomington Police are also investigating a death that they believe is connected to the string of overdoses. A woman died at approximately 4:30 in the morning on Thursday at the 2500 block of S Rockport Road. Police are waiting on a toxicology report to confirm if the woman's death was drug-related.

Click through the map to see each overdose with the time and location.

This post has been updated.