No Obvious Signs Of Trauma On Prince's Body

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MINNEAPOLIS (CBSMiami/AP) — Investigators said there were no obvious signs of trauma on Prince's body when he was found unresponsive in his Minneapolis home, Carver County Sheriff's office said Friday.

Investigators said they will be talking to people close to Prince and plan to gather his medical records as part of an investigation into his death, officials said.

They also believe suicide was not it.

"We have no reason to believe at this point that this was a suicide," said Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson. As for whether foul play was involved, he said "the rest of it is under investigation." As for criminal charges, he said that will continue to be under investigation.

Olson said Prince was found alone in the elevator of his compound Thursday morning. He was last seen about 8 p.m. Wednesday night at Paisley Park.

"Staff members from Paisley park had been unable to contact Prince yesterday morning and went to find him," said Olson who also said they did not find a cell phone near him.

On Friday, an autopsy was completed to determine what caused Prince's death. His body has since been released to his family. Results from the autopsy may take several weeks, according to the medical examiners office.

Officials would not talk about speculation over whether Prince had been on a type of pain-killer.  When asked about whether he was taking Percocet, Olson said, "This case is currently under investigation and I'm not going to talk about that."

Days before his death, Prince overdosed on Percocet, according to TMZ. Sources told the site he had taken so much of it, rescue crews had to use a "save shot" at an Illinois airport where his private plane made an emergency landing.

Prince was allegedly taking pain killers for a hip problem. The medical examiner would not comment on that.

On Thursday, Olson said deputies responded to a medical call at 9:43 a.m. Medical personnel performed CPR, but couldn't revive the 57-year-old Prince, who was pronounced dead at 10:07 a.m.

The singer's death came two weeks after he canceled concerts in Atlanta because he wasn't feeling well. He performed April 14th in Atlanta, apologizing to the crowd shortly after coming on stage.

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While talking to the crowd between songs, he joked about having been "under the weather," giving a slight smile. His voice seemed a bit weak at times when he spoke, but he sounded fine when singing during the 80-minute show, which featured "Nothing Compares 2 U" and his finale, "Baby, I'm A Star."

He sat at his piano for most of the show, but stood up at times to pound the keys and walked around the piano a couple of times, soaking up cheers.

Following news reports that he had fallen ill while returning from Atlanta to Minneapolis, Prince hosted a dance party on April 16th at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota.

Jeremiah Freed, who runs the website drfunkenberry.com and who got to know Prince after writing about him over the years, said he last saw Prince at the dance party. Freed said he believed Prince held the party to show everyone he was fine.

Freed said Prince made a brief appearance but that he didn't have one-on-one time with the musician that night. Freed said the artist showed off a new purple piano he had received as a gift, as well as a purple guitar, but seemed upset about the reports of an illness.

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"When he had to talk about the stories going on, he didn't seem too pleased. It was kind of like, 'I'm here. I'm good,'" Freed said, adding that Prince told the crowd: "Just wait a few days before saying your prayers."

Lars Larson, a 37-year-old Minneapolis man who worked security for Prince and at Paisley Park events for about six years, said he attended the same party. Larson said the singer briefly appeared on stage and spoke to the crowd before standing by the sound board for 20 minutes then disappearing for the night.

"He seemed great. He looked like Prince," he said. "The whole point of the show on Saturday was to show he was doing all right."

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