Law enforcement said Friday while the investigation into superstar Prince’s death is in its early stages, there is “no reason to believe” his death was a suicide.
Prince Rogers Nelson, 57, was found unresponsive in an elevator Thursday at his Paisley Park estate outside of Minneapolis, Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson said in a press conference.
There were no obvious signs of trauma on Prince’s body, and Olson said no one else was found in the home after processing the scene.
Asked about a report from TMZ that Prince was treated for a drug overdose days before his death, the sheriff said he could not confirm if anything was taken from the house as part of the ongoing investigation.
The results of the autopsy, completed Friday, could take several weeks, a spokeswoman for the office said.
Olson repeatedly reminded reporters the investigation is only 29 hours old.
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I loved the guys music, but the current scuttlebutt is that he died of Botulism poisoning from a botched Botox treatment.
When you’re citing TMZ as a source, you’ve fallen a long, long way as a news site.
I’m guessing it was his heart. He apparently just had the flu, and influenza can be very dangerous if someone has cardiac issues.
Like it or not TMZ is really good at getting to facts. Whether or not we really need these facts is another question entirely.
edit: I don’t really think we do and I’m not sure why Prince’s death is being reported so breathlessly here when we could easily go to TMZ for this information.
Where are you hearing this? Links?
It would be extremely unusual since botox treatment use such small amounts.