Prince’s Death: Coroner Updates Autopsy Status

The Wrap

The autopsy for music legend Prince, who died Thursday at his Minnesota home at age 57, will be performed Friday.

The Midwest Medical Examiner’s office said late Friday that it had received the musician’s body and will perform the procedure on Friday.

“The body of Prince Rogers Nelson has been received by Midwest Medical Examiners Office in Ramsey, MN,” An autopsy will be performed tomorrow.”

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The singer’s body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Carver County, Minnesota, this morning, the local sheriff’s office confirmed in a tweet.

“Prince Rogers Nelson (57) found dead at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, MN,” the tweet reads. “We are investigating the circumstances of his death.”

Carver County officials reported “a medical, Paisley Park … for a male down not breathing,” per the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

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According to Minneapolis CBS affiliate WCCO, deputies for the sheriff’s department arrived at Paisley Park at 9:43 a.m. on Thursday and found the singer unresponsive in an elevator. Responders were unable to revive him with CPR.

Following news of the singer’s death, a flood of tributes emerged on social media, with Katy Perry, Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee and many others sharing their grief.

“I’m Crushed!! UK news reporting Prince Is Dead?! For Real?!” Jackson wrote. “Massive Loss for us all! What a Genius! Speechless.”

“R.I.P PRINCE, another icon gone to soon,” wrote Shaquille O’Neal.

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