Reports: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Died From Apparent Drug Overdose

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 file photo, cast member Philip Seymour Hoffman poses at the premiere of the film "A Most Wanted Man" during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Utah. Hoffman's new mov... FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 file photo, cast member Philip Seymour Hoffman poses at the premiere of the film "A Most Wanted Man" during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Utah. Hoffman's new movie is a psychological thriller about terrorism, but he says it also has something to do with hitting a midlife crisis, and that's what really drew him to the role. He plays a German operative heading up an anti-terrorism team in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP, File) MORE LESS
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Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Sunday, a law enforcement official told the Wall Street Journal.

The New York Daily News and ABC News also confirmed Hoffman’s death, reportedly from a drug overdose.

The New York Police Department is still investigating his death.

Multiple news outlets reported that evidence of heroin and injectable drugs were found at the scene.

According to USA Today, Hoffman completed a stay in rehab for heroin use in May.

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