Bobby Brown’s son died from drugs, alcohol — autopsy report
Bobby Brown Jr., the son of
singer Bobby Brown, died from the combined effects of alcohol, cocaine and the
opioid fentanyl, an autopsy report released Monday said.
Brown Jr. was
found dead in his Los Angeles home at age 28 on Nov. 18. At the time
authorities said only that they believed no foul play was involved.
Brown Jr.’s
girlfriend, who had last seen him alive that morning, found him unresponsive on
his bedroom floor and called paramedics, who declared him dead, the report
says.
He had a history
of drug and alcohol use and his death was ruled an accident, the report says.
Brown Jr.’s mother was Kim
Ward, with whom Brown had been in a long relationship.
The elder Brown
sprang to fame with New Edition in the early 1980s, and was one of the biggest
solo stars in music during the late 80s and 90s.
In 2012, Bobby
Brown’s ex-wife, Whitney Houston, was found dead after drowning in a Beverly
Hills hotel room bathtub. Coroner’s officials said heart disease and cocaine
were contributing factors. She was 48.
In 2015, their
daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, was found face-down in a bathtub at her
suburban Atlanta home. She was in a coma for six months before dying at age 22
of causes investigators couldn’t pinpoint. An autopsy showed that she had
morphine, cocaine, alcohol and prescription drugs in her body.
Her ex-partner,
Nick Gordon, was found liable for her death in a lawsuit, but was never
criminally charged. Gordon died last year at age 30.