Police have new insight into Matthew Perry’s death after launching an investigation into his passing. A law enforcement source told PEOPLE Tuesday the investigation is “nearing its conclusion” — and they believe “multiple people” should be charged in connection to the “Friends” actor’s death last October. The source said the US Attorney’s Office, which responded with “no comment” on Tuesday, will decide whether or not to press charges.
Perry was found dead at age 54 in the jacuzzi of his home in the ritzy Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Oct. 28. Initial reports indicated that he had drowned, however, a toxicology report confirmed he died from acute effects of ketamine .
His manner of death was ruled to be accidental. Drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine effects were listed as contributing factors. In May, TMZ learned from law enforcement sources that they started an investigation into where Perry got the ketamine — and who provided him with the toxic drug.
Both local police and the Drug Enforcement Administration are involved in the investigation, per TMZ. The Los Angeles Police Department launched an initial investigation into Perry’s death late last year, but it was closed in January. According to Perry’s autopsy report, he had 3.
54 micrograms per milliliter of ketamine, which is nearly three times the normal amount, in his bloodstream at the time of his death. Ketamine expert and author Dr. Philip Wolfson told T.