Law Enforcement Investigating Matthew Perry Death, Source of Ketamine

Matthew Perry‘s loss of life has, publicly, been thought of an open and shut case — however, so far as the authorities go, they’re nonetheless digging into how he acquired one specific drug … TMZ has realized.

Law enforcement sources inform us there may be an ongoing investigation into the place Matthew acquired the ketamine that ended up taking part in an element in his loss of life — and the primary questions are who offered the drug, and beneath what circumstances.

Our sources say each native police and the DEA have been trying into this matter for months, but it surely’s unclear the place precisely investigators are within the probe.

We do know they’ve already interviewed some key folks in Hollywood.

While our sources couldn’t present names … they advised us investigators have approached and spoken to people who find themselves recognized to have a historical past of drug use or abuse.

We’re advised these individuals are not essentially the precise supply of ketamine, however they may have data resulting in the supply. So far, no arrests have been made.

TMZ broke the story … Matthew’s assistant discovered him unresponsive within the scorching tub at his Pacific Palisades residence on October 28, 2023. First responders — who arrived on the property following a cardiac arrest name — declared him useless on the scene.

While it was initially believed Matthew had drowned, the toxicology report confirmed he died from acute results of ketamine.

Per the L.A. County Medical Examiner’s Office, Matthew had been present process ketamine infusion remedy for melancholy and nervousness greater than per week earlier than his loss of life — however the M.E. concluded the ketamine in his system when he died wasn’t from the remedy.

Of course, that means Matt acquired ketamine from one other supply … probably exterior of a medical setting. That’s precisely what legislation enforcement has been attempting to determine.

This would not be the primary time the feds helped examine a drug-related celeb loss of life — they acquired concerned in Mac Miller‘s 2018 overdose as nicely — which resulted in 3 males being indicted for supplying the medicine that killed the rapper.

In May 2022, Stephen Walter was sentenced to greater than 17 years in jail … after taking a plea deal for supplying Mac with fentanyl-laced tablets.

Ryan Reavis acquired an 11-year sentence because the intermediary who delivered the medicine from Walter to Cameron Pettit, who then gave them to Mac. Petit’s case continues to be pending.