BEVERLY HILLS, CA – OCTOBER 08: Robin Williams at ‘The Crazy Ones’ Press Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel on October 8, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Vera Anderson/WireImage)
Actor Robin Williams has died. The comedian was 63 years old, and the Marin County Coroner’s Office stated that the cause of death was “suicide due to asphyxia.” According to a rep, Williams had been battling severe depression issues lately.
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The full statement from the Coroner’s office is below, per the Hollywood Reporter:
On August 11, 2014, at approximately 11:55 a.m, Marin County Communications received a 9-1-1 telephone call reporting a male adult had been located unconscious and not breathing inside his residence in unincorporated Tiburon, CA. The Sheriff’s Office, as well as the Tiburon Fire Department and Southern Marin Fire Protection District were dispatched to the incident with emergency personnel arriving on scene at 12:00 pm. The male subject, pronounced deceased at 12:02 pm has been identified as Robin McLaurin Williams, a 63-year-old resident of unincorporated Tiburon, CA.
An investigation into the cause, manner, and circumstances of the death is currently underway by the Investigations and Coroner Division s of the Sheriff’s Office. Preliminary information developed during the investigation indicates Mr. Williams was last seen alive at his residence, where he resides with his wife, at approximately 10:00 pm on August 10, 2014. Mr. Williams was located this morning shortly before the 9-1-1 call was placed to Marin County Communications. At this time, the Sheriff’s Office Coroner Division suspects the death to be a suicide due to asphyxia, but a comprehensive investigation must be completed before a final determination is made. A forensic examination is currently scheduled for August 12, 2014 with subsequent toxicology testing to be conducted.
