The footwork/juke pioneer died after taking a combination of drugs, including heroin and cocaine
Chicago medical examiners have concluded that the pioneering footwork/juke producer DJ Rashad, who died in April, was killed by a drug overdose. A new toxicology report has contradicted the earlier assertion, by Rashads cousin, that the musician died as a result of complications from a blood clot in his leg.
Officials confirmed the autopsy results on Wednesday, stating that Rashad died of heroin, cocaine and alprazolam (Xanax) intoxication. Rashad, born Rashad Harden, was found by a friend on the afternoon of 26 April; the 34-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, and police found narcotics and drug paraphernalia beside the body. His death was ruled an accident.
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by Sean Michaels via Electronic music | The Guardian
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