Autopsy announced, toxicology results will take 6-8 weeks
'Narcotic shot killed Jackson'
Update at bottom: Jackson toxicology results will take 6-8 weeks, says coroner, video
Michael Jackson died after being given a shot of a powerful narcotic which he was receiving daily, according to the blog that first reported news of his passing.
“A close member of Michael Jackson’s family has told us Jackson received a daily injection of a synthetic narcotic similar to morphine — Demerol — and yesterday he received a shot at 11:30 AM,” TMZ reported Friday.
“Family members are saying the dosage was ‘too much’ and that’s what caused his death,” they added.
If Jackson was given the shot at 11:30 AM Pacific time, it would have been about an hour before he was pronounced dead. The singer reportedly suffered slowed breathing in the moments leading up to his death.
According to the site, the live-in doctor who gave Jackson the shot is now missing.
The doctor, who remains unnamed, allegedly left his vehicle at Jackson’s home from which it was towed last night.
Wrote TMZ Friday morning: “Law enforcement sources tell us a BMW belonging to the doctor was towed from Jackson’s home last night. Cops are looking to interview the doc.”
“A law enforcement source says the doctor gave Jackson an injection before he died,” the blog alleged. “Jackson reportedly may have OD’d on Demerol. As we first reported, family members were concerned that Jackson was taking too much morphine.”
