The Midwest Medical Examiner's Office in Minnesota has released the causes of Prince's death. The department released the autopsy of Prince's and said he had died of painkiller overdose,he died of an overdose of fentanyl.
Fentanyl is a powerful painkiller, and police are investigating on how he got the drugs. Prince died on April 21st, and investigators have said he might have died of opiod overdose.
The autopsy report also gave details of his death and his current situation when he died. Prince was said to have been wearing a black cap, black shirt, grey undershirt, black pants, black boxer briefs, black socks. At the time of his death, he weighed 112 pounds. The report also detailed the scar on his left hip, right lower leg, also on how he was injured.
In a tweet sent out by the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office, the report was also attached.
Prince only sister, Tyka Nelson did not respond after the autopsy report, but Alfred Jackson, Prince half sibling, via his lawyer, Frank Wheaton said;
On behalf of Alfred Jackson and the other family members and presumptive heirs, we are saddened by the reports that have been provided.However, we are thankful and gracious to the public for lending their never-ending support to the brilliant contributions in music that our brother gave to the world.
Before his death, his staff had contacted a specialist in painkiller drug addiction. The doctor sent his son, Howard Kornfeld to meet with Prince at Paisley park, but prince were already found dead, leaving his staff in a shocking state.
Local doctors who were treating or planned to treat him includes, Michael Todd Schulenberg, a specialist in obstetrics, who was also at the Paisley park on the day he was found dead, and he was reported to be holding Prince mysterious result test he had conducted on him.
Investigators have said Prince was last seen around 8pm after a visit to a drug store, and was found at 9:30am the next day.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, fentanyl is a "powerful synthetic opiate analgesic similar to but more potent than morphine. It is typically used to treat patients with severe pain, or to manage pain after surgery. It is also sometimes used to treat people with chronic pain who are physically tolerant to opiates."
