- Rapper Juice WRLD, whose real name is Jarad Higgins, died from an accidental overdose of oxycodone and codeine, according to autopsy results released by Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office on Wednesday.
- The rapper died on December 8 at Chicago’s Midway Airport after having a seizure while police searched his plane for drugs and guns.
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Rapper Juice WRLD died from an accidental overdose of oxycodone and codeine, according to autopsy results released by Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office to the Chicago Tribune on Wednesday.
Juice WRLD, whose real name is Jarad Higgins, died at Chicago’s Midway Airport on December 8 after having a seizure as police searched his plane for drugs and guns. He was 21.
TMZ reported at the time that people on board the plane with Higgins said he had taken several unknown pills before seizing.
Following his death, Higgins’ record label, Interscope Geffen A&M, said the rapper “made a profound impact on the world in such a short period of time.”
Their statement to the Los Angeles Times said: "He was a gentle soul, whose creativity knew no bounds, an exceptional human being and artist who loved and cared for his fans above everything else. To lose someone so kind and so close to our hearts is devastating. Our thoughts are with Juice's family and friends, everyone at his label Grade A, and his millions of fans around the world."
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