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King's death at age 89 in May was also attributed to coronary
artery disease, diabetes, heart failure, high blood pressure and
brain damage from low blood flow, the Clark County Coroner's
office said in a press release.
Coroners said they determined King's cause of death after
conducting an autopsy, toxicology tests and consulting a
neuropathologist. The examination also concluded that while King
had suffered strokes, they did not kill him.
Officials had said a homicide investigation would be conducted
at the time of King's death after two of his children, Karen
Williams and Patty King, alleged that the musician was poisoned
by longtime associates. An attorney for King's estate said the
allegations were unfounded.
"At this point we can say with confidence that Mr. King died of
natural causes," John Fudenberg, the Clark County coroner, said.
"Our condolences go out to the family and many friends of Mr.
King, and we hope this determination brings them some measure of
closure."
King, a prolific and celebrated musician who was inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was placed in hospice care after
being hospitalized in April this year from complications related
to diabetes. He died shortly after, on May 14.
Hundreds of mourners gathered for his funeral in Memphis,
Tennessee, bidding him a musical farewell.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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