On the 25th of November 2022, Matthew Perry, one of the stars in “Friends,” passed away at age 54. He was later ruled by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office to have died from an accidental overdose of ketamine combined with other causes such as essential hypertensive heart disease, severe neutrophilic infiltrates of the lower gastrointestinal tract, and post-inflammatory fibrosis.
BREAKING: An individual has been arrested in connection with the death of Friends star Matthew Perry, US media reportshttps://t.co/UryX2Bqqph
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Authorities ruled from the start that death was due to the acute effects of the powerful anesthetic ketamine, widely used recreationally but not without acute risks abused. The findings raised questions, and authorities did not initially consider it foul play. Whereas the case went ahead to international levels involving law enforcement agencies like Los Angeles Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. it was upon the intervention of the Postal Inspection Service that new evidence emerged, pointing toward a possibility of a more complex situation.
The arrest took place in Southern California, and officials are so far staying mum on who the person is and what charges they face. It’s a major development in the investigation, which for months has slowly expanded from one-off incident inquiring into the death of Perry’s death-related deaths with the potential to be the work of multiple people now.
As the investigation evolved further into what happened to Perry, law enforcement agencies were still continuing to piece together the events leading up to his untimely death—the clues turning up point to a broader network that may have played a role. This has hence brewed speculations and concerns within fans and the wide public, all keen on knowing the real truth about the end of the actor responsible for so much laughter in millions.
The Department of Justice will probably make an announcement to the public shortly, in which they will likely give more information on the arrest and details of investigation. This could be one way to explain the exact circumstances that led to Perry’s death and other possible people who may have come into contact with him around the time of his death.
