Matthew Perry passed away in October 2023 at 54 due to acute effects of ketamine, as reported by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner.
A law enforcement source told PEOPLE that the investigation into Matthew Perry’s ketamine death is almost finished, and police believe “multiple people” should be charged. The U.S. Attorney’s Office will decide whether to press charges but had “no comment” on June 25.
The former Friends star died on Oct. 28 at age 54 from ketamine effects, with drowning, coronary artery disease, and buprenorphine effects also contributing. His death was ruled accidental. In December, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner closed its investigation, but the LAPD began investigating after the medical examiner’s report was released.
In May, the LAPD said they were working with the DEA and U.S. postal inspectors to find out where the ketamine came from. The DEA did not respond to PEOPLE’s inquiry on June 25.
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Matthew Perry was undergoing ketamine infusion therapy when he died, according to his autopsy. A year before his death, he talked about his struggles with addiction in his memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.
“I wanted to share my story when I was sure I wouldn’t relapse,” Perry told PEOPLE in a 2022 cover story. “I needed to be sober and free from the grip of alcoholism and addiction before I could write it all down. I believed it would help others if I did.”
