Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell had drugs in his body, including an anti-anxiety medication, but they didn’t contribute to his death by hanging in a Detroit hotel room, according to autopsy reports released Friday.
DETROIT — Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell had drugs in his body, including an anti-anxiety medication, but they didn’t contribute to his death by hanging in a Detroit hotel room, according to autopsy reports released Friday.
The reports confirm that Cornell, 52, killed himself after a May 17 concert.
A resistance band was around his neck, and the other end was attached to a clip over the top of the bathroom door, said Dr. Theodore Brown, assistant Wayne County medical examiner.
Toxicology tests showed the presence of barbiturates, caffeine and lorazepam, also known as Ativan, for relief of anxiety. The report also lists naloxone, an anti-opioid drug, and a decongestant.
“These drugs did not contribute to the cause of death, ” Brown said.
The coroner didn’t elaborate on what was the cause.
Cornell was found by a security guard who kicked in two locked doors at his hotel room on May 18.
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