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Prince Died With 'Exceedingly High' Level Of Fentanyl, Report States

The confidential toxicology information was reported by AP less than a week after a local official said Prince's death investigation remains active. His family is considering a wrongful death lawsuit.
Images of the music superstar at Prince's Paisley Park Museum in Chanhassen, Minn. His death has been ruled accidental by the local medical examiner.

Prince had an extremely high level of a powerful synthetic opioid in his body at the time of his death at his home in Minnesota in April 2016, according to a toxicology report obtained by The Associated Press.

The confidential toxicology information was reported less than remains active. Metz is still deciding whether to charge someone with a crime.

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