Los Angeles authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the death of Bobby Brown Jr.
A Los Angeles Police Department spokesman confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday that a criminal investigation is currently underway on Brown Jr.’s overdose.
According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner report obtained by Fox News on Monday, the death of singer Bobby Brown Senior’s 28-year-old son was due to “the combined effects of alcohol, cocaine and fentanyl”.
Brown Jr. was found dead at his Los Angeles home on November 18. His death was considered “accidental”.
BOBBY BROWN JR., 28, WHITNEY HOUSTON’S STEP, FOUND DEAD IN LOS ANGELES
Bobby Brown Jr., son of Bobby Brown Senior, died in November 2020.
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TMZ reports that the police started to consider the case as a criminal from the beginning, after the involvement of narcotics was determined. The agency reports that police officers quickly discovered the drugs after talking to people close to Brown Jr. before his body was found.
The case is now reportedly in the hands of the LA District Attorney’s Office, which will determine whether criminal charges can be made against anyone related to drugs or whether things will be returned to the police department for them to conduct another investigation.
LA County DA representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News’s request for comment.
BOBBY BROWN SPEAKS AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS SON BOBBY BROWN JR.
At the time, the police allegedly interrogated Brown Jr.’s girlfriend and other witnesses who saw him before his death. In addition, it is reported that no drugs or drug paraphernalia were found on the site.
Brown Senior, 51, told Fox News through his agent at the time: “Please keep my family in your prayers right now. Losing my son at this point in our lives has devastated my family. There are no words to explain the pain. “
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Brown Jr.’s death is the last tragedy to befall the family after his half-sister, Bobbi Kristina Brown, died in 2015 when she was just 22.
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Whitney Houston and Brown Sr.’s daughter was found in a bathtub and later died after spending months in a coma and undergoing brain damage treatment. At the time, it was widely reported that the young woman died similarly to Houston, who drowned in a bathtub in 2012 at the age of 48. Houston, an iconic singer and actress, died of several drugs, including cocaine, in her system.
Brown Sr. and Houston were married from 1992-2007. Bobbi Kristina was their only daughter.
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In addition to Bobbi Kristina and Bobby Jr., Brown Senior has five other children: Landon, about 34; La’Princia, about 30; Cassio, 11; Bodhi, 5; and Hendrix, 4.
Fox News’ Jessica Napoli contributed to this report.