Prince, 57, died April 21 at his Paisley Park estate in
Chanhassen, Minn. (File photo)
-Jason Sickles,
Music megastar Prince
died from an overdose of painkillers, according to news reports published on
Thursday.
The Associated Press and Minneapolis Star Tribune, both citing
unidentified officials close to the investigation, say tests
confirm Prince’s cause of death to be an opioid overdose.
Minnesota investigators have
reportedly finished autopsy and toxicology inquiries, but have not publicly
released the findings.
The news follows weeks of
speculation that the 57-year-old singer was addicted to pain medications when
he was found dead April 21 at his Paisley Park estate.
Prince’s use of painkillers and how
he obtained them has been the focus of a criminal investigation. A judge sealed
all records in the case, but no charges are known to have been filed.
Prince, 57, died April 21 at his Paisley Park estate in
Chanhassen, Minn. (File photo)
Prince Rogers Nelson was pronounced
dead at 10:07 a.m. April 21 — 19 minutes after emergency responders arrived and
tried to resuscitate the iconic artist. Investigators said he was last seen
alive at Paisley Park, a sprawling compound that doubled as the reclusive
singer’s recording studio and home in Chanhassen, Minn., about 8 the night
before.
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