It is unclear if the found painkillers played a role in the music icon’s death.
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Prince was found with prescription opioid medication on him when authorities arrived at his Minnesota estate to investigate his death last week, CNN is reporting, citing a law enforcement source.
According to the report, authorities are also now investigating whether a doctor was on board the same plane as Prince when his plane made an emergency landing in IL.
The law enforcement official has been briefed on the investigation and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. TMZ, citing unidentified sources, reported that Prince was treated for an overdose of the painkiller Percocet.
The official said investigators are also looking into what kind of drugs were on the plane and at his house in suburban Minneapolis.
Prince, 57, died last Thursday at Paisley Park, his home and studio complex outside Minneapolis.
After Michael Jackson died in 2009, a toxicologist reported high levels of a drug in the singer’s body. Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for supplying Jackson with the powerful sedative propofol, which is normally used for surgical anesthesia.
Sheriff Jim Olson, Carver County, MN said, “All of our officers carry Narcan”.
The 58-year-old physician was sentenced to four years jail.
A rundown of calls to police from Prince’s Paisley Park estate in recent years is dominated by incidents like suspicious activity, trespassers or tripped alarms.
It’s all sad news to consider that Prince – not just considered one of the great musical artists of anyone’s lifetime, but also regarded as a pretty generous talent and fantastic human being – may have been privately struggling with this kind of addiction.
Reuters could not independently confirm the reports and local law enforcement officials were not immediately available for comment. We know that when we take these people become drowsy, because they slow down the activity in different parts of the brain.
The last call classified as medical came on October 23, 2013.
Meanwhile, earlier Thursday, a Carver County judge sealed the search warrant in the investigation of Prince’s death.
Tyka Nelson holds a rose outside Paisley Park, the home of her brother Prince in Chanhassen, Minnesota on Thursday. The autopsy results will not be released for weeks.
Prince was found unconscious at his home on April 21.
Prescription drugs were found at Prince’s home when the musician was found dead on April 21.
Experts say there’s an antidote to opioids called Narcan, which could have saved Prince after the emergency landing.
Prince died leaving no will. While an autopsy was performed Friday that said there was no hint of the passing being related to suicide, it looks like authorities still want answers.
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Local officials have sought the help of the Drug Enforcement Administration as part of the investigation, according to published reports.
