The Midwest Medical Examiners officereleased an official statementThursday, revealing that Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose.
TheAssociated Pressfirst reported the news.
The musiciandied April 21at his Minnesota home and studio, Paisley Park.
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Princewas hospitalizedless than a week before his death for what his reps said was the flu.
According to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, opioids are responsible for the majority of fatal drug overdoses.
In 2014 alone, more than 14,000 Americans died from prescription opioid overdoses.
Friends and family helda private memorial and a musical celebrationfor Prince in the days after his death.
See the report from the medical examiners office below.
