Late rapper Juice WRLD’s cause of death has been revealed.
The hip-hop star, whose real name was Jarad Anthony Higgins, died after suffering a medical emergency at Chicago Midway International Airport on Dec. 8, just six days after his 21st birthday.
Autopsy and toxicology results showed that Higgins’ death was the result of “oxycodone and codeine toxicity,” according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The rappers cause of death was recorded as accidental.
On the day of his death, Chicago police were called to the airport to assist federal authorities “in regards to a private jet arriving at the airport which contained a large amount of narcotics.”
When police checked the plane, they found 41 bags of what was suspected to be marijuana, six prescription bottles of suspected liquid codeine and three firearms, a police statement said.
The statement read:
“Upon CPD arriving, the occupants of the target plane were standing in the lobby with luggage loaded on two luggage carts
“Illinois State Police K9 Unit began a search which immediately indicated a positive narcotics alert on a suitcase on the first cart. The K9 officer then conducted a search on the second cart of luggage with another positive alert of narcotics. ”
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“During the investigation, a 21-year-old male suffered a medical emergency, causing him to have a seizure
“The report indicates that a Homeland Security Officer administrated Narcan to the victim.”