The legendary musician died in April at his Minnesota home.
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Prince died of an opioid overdose, according to the Associated Press, citing an unnamed law enforcement official.
Prince died on April 21 at his Minnesota estate. He was 57.
The Star Tribune, also citing an unnamed source with knowledge of the investigation, is reporting that Prince specifically died from an overdose of painkillers.
Last month, it was revealed that the man who found the artist dead inside an elevator in his home, had been sent to start him on emergency treatment for addiction to painkillers.
A day before the "Purple Rain" singer was found dead, his associates had called Howard Kornfeld, a prominent expert in opioid addiction treatment based in California, saying he was "dealing with a grave medical emergency," the doctor's attorney William Mauzy, said last month.
Mauzy told reporters at a news conference that Kornfeld was unable to drop everything and immediately fly out to the Paisley Park property, so he sent his son, Andrew Kornfeld, who also works at his treatment facility.
Andrew Kornfeld's role was to evaluate Prince's health and devise an emergency treatment plan. He also had buprenorphine — what many experts call the best choice to help addicts get off painkillers since it has a low risk of addiction and overdose — but arrived too late to administer it.
By the time Andrew Kornfeld arrived at Paisey Park and found Prince, the musician had died.
The Carver County Sheriff's office did not confirm the report.
"Any information regarding the cause of death would have to come from the Medical Examiners Office," Sheriff Jim Olson said in an email. "I am not aware of any release that has been done."
A message on the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office public information manager's voicemail says there's "no new information at this time and no timeline."
Drug Enforcement Administration spokesperson Leo Hawkins told BuzzFeed News he cannot confirm the report regarding Prince's death.
"Any reports on cause of death will come from the county coroner officer," he said.
An autopsy was performed a few days after Prince's death but the results have not yet been released.
BuzzFeed News has reached out to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota for comment.
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