Investigation continues into Matthew Perry's death, source of ketamine, sources say

LOS ANGELES -- The decease probe into "Friends" prima Matthew Perry remains ongoing, particularly successful respect to wherever helium acquired the ketamine that led to his decease successful October, according to section and national instrumentality enforcement sources.

Perry died astatine his location from the acute effects of ketamine, according to the autopsy study released successful December by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.

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Detectives person been interviewing radical who could person accusation connected the root of the drugs, the sources told ABC News, but that they bash not person accusation to constrictive successful connected a source. No arrests person been made.

The Los Angeles Police Department said the lawsuit is unfastened and ongoing, and confirmed it has been successful interaction with the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Postal Service.

"Based connected the Medical Examiner's findings, the Los Angeles Police Department, with the assistance of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the United States Postal Inspection Service, has continued its probe into the circumstances of Mr. Perry's death," LAPD said successful a statement.

The DEA said it had nary comment.

The actor, astir well-known for his relation arsenic Chandler Bing connected "Friends," died astatine 54 connected Oct. 28, 2023. He besides starred successful respective different TV series, including "Studio 60 connected the Sunset Strip," and films similar "17 Again" and "Fools Rush In."

In a connection the time aft responding to his home, the Los Angeles Police Department said Perry "was discovered by a witnesser unresponsive successful his jacuzzi." There were nary signs of foul play astatine the scene, according to instrumentality enforcement sources.

Perry was reported to person been receiving ketamine infusions for slump and anxiety, according to the autopsy report, but the aesculapian examiner wrote the ketamine successful his strategy astatine decease could not person been from that infusion therapy due to the fact that ketamine's fractional beingness is 3 to 4 hours oregon less. His method of intake was listed arsenic unknown.

In his memoir, "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing," released successful 2022, Perry opened up astir his addiction to intoxicant and medicine painkillers, which was triggered aft a doc prescribed him Vicodin pursuing a pitchy skis accident.

In a "20/20" interrogation with Diane Sawyer, Perry opened up astir wanting to assistance radical struggling with addiction, saying, "Obviously, due to the fact that I was connected 'Friends,' much radical volition perceive to me. So I've got to instrumentality vantage of that, and I've got to assistance arsenic galore radical arsenic I can."