Authorities who are investigating the death of Prince are looking into whether he died of an overdose.
Officials are investigating whether a doctor was prescribing him drugs in the weeks prior to his death, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation has said, reported The Associated Press.
A few days ago, it was reported that Prince was found with opioid prescription medication on his person at the time of death in his mansion in Minnesota.
Investigators so far have not found any indication that Prince, born Prince Rogers Nelson, had a valid prescription for the recovered opioid drugs, law enforcement officials involved in the investigation told CNN.
DEA investigators have been brought in, and they will focus on the source of the medication. They stressed, however, that the investigation is still in its infancy.
Law enforcement officials told AP they’re considering the possibility that he may have overdosed on Percocet, or something similar to it.
