More than a month after the legendary singer passed away, his cause of death has finally been revealed.
Reports out of the US have said Prince was killed by an opioid overdose.
A law enforcement official confirmed the news that the drug Percocet was responsible for his death to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity on Thursday.
It’s also been revealed that Prince was supposed to meet with an addiction specialist on the day he died.
Prince was battling an addiction to a prescription painkiller.
The investigation into the Purple Rain singer’s death had previously revealed the prescription painkiller Percoset was found in Prince’s system, but it wasn’t known if that had contributed to his death in any way.
At the time the pop icon died at his Minnesota home on April 21, he was said to have been battling the flu.
Prince had also been exhausted in the days leading up to his death from a bout of the flu.
His lawyer had previously said any drugs Prince was using were not of concern.
It was only announced later that officials would begin investigating the possibility of a drug overdose.
Officials revealed that a doctor had visited Prince in his home the day before he died, performing tests on the musician and prescribing him medication.
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Those close to the 57-year-old, including his longstanding lawyer L. Londell McMillan have previously said he lived a clean lifestyle and was “not on any drugs that would be cause for concern.”
But sources did confirm to People magazine shortly after his passing that Prince had a history of using Percocet.
Prince’s autopsy was performed April 22 and the body was released back to his family.
