For the third straight day, Prince fans in Minnesota are flocking to sites made famous by the music superstar and hometown hero.
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Authorities have said Prince suffered no trauma before his death at his Paisley Park estate in Minnesota on Thursday.
The call to police was made at around 9:43 am and the sheriff’s office, fire department and an ambulance responded, which is “standard protocol”, Olson said. Olson said the singer was found collapsed inside an elevator on the first floor, wearing trousers and a shirt.
A post-mortem examination took place on Friday, where information about Prince’s “medical and social history” was gathered, the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office said.
The Carver County Sheriff’s Office held a press conference to confirm the details surrounding Prince’s sudden death on Thursday. Gathering the results will take several days and the results of a full toxicology scan could likely take weeks.
“We have no reason at this point to believe this was a suicide, but it’s early on in the investigation, and we will continue to investigate”, Olson said.
Sheriff Olson also gave a more detailed picture of Prince’s final hours of life and the reporting of his death. AMC said it will play at 87 of its theaters across the country. Public information officer for the medical office said U.S. Medical examiners are working with the Sheriff’s office. He was found unresponsive in the elevator of his Paisley Park home and declared dead by paramedics within minutes of their arrival.
Deputies went through the house and it appeared Prince was alone in his residence at the time of his death.
Prince was last seen alive Wednesday evening.
Sheila E. has told the AP that Prince had physical issues from performing, citing hip and knee problems she said came from years of jumping off risers and stage speakers in heels.
Quoting unnamed sources, USA entertainment news site TMZ reported that Prince was treated in IL for an overdose of the painkiller drug Percocet.
Still, she says Prince “really took care of himself”, including eating well.
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The “Purple Rain” artist died less than a week after making an emergency landing in his private plane in IL, on his way home from a concert in Atlanta.
