MIDDLEFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — State police are investigating the untimely death of a Meriden man at Black Pond in Middlefield.

A Silver Alert was sent out on Tuesday after a Meriden attorney, Jon Ivers, went missing.

Police picked up a lead on Wednesday that Ivers may have recently been at the Black Pond State Wildlife Area of Middlefield.

Local and state police, the Middlefield Fire Department, and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection set out to search the area. During their extensive search, local police closed Mattabeseck Road which leads to the the boat launch and parking at Black Pond.

Officials found Ivers’ vehicle Wednesday afternoon and located his deceased body shortly after.

Although the investigation is ongoing, the cause of death appears to be from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. There are no criminal aspects to the case at this time.