Sunday, February 2, 2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman, 46, Dies Of Apparent Drug Overdose

The Oscar-winning actor was found dead in his Manhattan apartment Sunday morning, according to police. Developing story.

The Associated Press

Police said a friend found Hoffman in his apartment at 35 Bethune St. around 11:30 a.m. ET.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is working to determine the exact cause of death, according to police, though, according to reports Hoffman appears to have died from a drug overdose.

A law enforcement official told The New York Times that investigators found Hoffman with a syringe in his arm.

"It's pretty apparent that it was an overdose," the official said. "The syringe was in his arm."

A pair of "glassine envelopes containing what appeared to be heroin" were also found in the apartment, according to the Wall Street Journal.


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