MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Latest on the death of pop superstar Prince (all times local):
11 a.m.
An autopsy is underway that could provide answers as to why legendary musician Prince collapsed and died at his home in suburban Minneapolis.
Dr. A. Quinn Strobl of the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office began the autopsy about 9 a.m. CDT. A statement from the medical examiner said relevant information about Prince’s medical and social history will also be gathered as part of the death investigation.
Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson planned to hold a news conference Friday afternoon to summarize the ongoing investigation into the 57-year-old musician’s death.
Olson’s office was among the agencies who responded to calls for help Thursday morning at Prince’s compound in Chanhassen. His deputies continue their investigation into Prince’s death.
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10 a.m.
Prince’s former percussionist says the music star had a history of hip injuries, and Prince himself talked of having epilepsy as a child.
Sheila E. spoke with ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Friday, a day after Price died at his home in suburban Minneapolis.
She says Prince suffered hip injuries while performing and damaged his body when jumping from risers in his high heels during his “Purple Rain” days. Prince was seen in recent years using a cane.
Prince himself revealed in a 2009 interview with Tavis Smiley that he had seizures when he was young and was “born epileptic,” though it’s unclear if Prince had seizures as an adult.
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8:50 a.m.
Authorities say it could take days or even weeks before the public learns the cause of Prince’s death.
An autopsy is scheduled for Friday morning, a day after the 57-year-old music superstar was found dead at his studio compound in suburban Minneapolis.
A spokeswoman for the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office says the agency doesn’t plan to release any preliminary information until autopsy results are completed.
Spokeswoman Martha Weaver says she expects the process will take days or even weeks for tests to be completed. She also says no preliminary results will be released by her office, and that the office will wait to release findings when all the information is in.
Once the physical autopsy is finished, Prince’s body will be released to a designee of his family.
Authorities responded to a medical call at Prince’s Paisley Park on Thursday morning to find him unresponsive in an elevator. The local sheriff says first-responders performed CPR, but that Prince couldn’t be revived.
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1:30 a.m.
An autopsy is scheduled for pop music superstar Prince who was found dead at his studio compound in suburban Minneapolis.
The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Ramsey, Minnesota, tweeted that it will perform the autopsy Friday.
Authorities say deputies who were summoned to a medical emergency Thursday found Prince in an elevator, unresponsive. They say CPR failed.
Prince’s death at age 57 has sparked an outpouring of grief from fans, with hundreds gathering outside his studio and in downtown Minneapolis and many more posting remembrances on social networks. Buildings around the country were lit up Thursday night in his signature purple.