Police said Hoffman, 46,
was found on the bathroom floor and pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators found two bags of what is believed to be heroin inside the
fourth-floor apartment, law enforcement officials said.
Philip Seymour Hoffman arrives for the Los Angeles premiere of
'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' at the Nokia Theatre LA Live in Los
Angeles, California, on November 18.
"We are devastated by the
loss of our beloved Phil and appreciate the outpouring of love and
support we have received from everyone. This is a tragic and sudden loss
and we ask that you respect our privacy during this time of grieving,"
Hoffman's family said in a statement.
Hoffman was last seen
alive at 8 p.m. Saturday, a law enforcement official said. He was
expected to get his kids on Sunday, but didn't show up, the official
said. Playwright David Katz and another person went to the apartment and
found him dead, the official said.
A needle was in the
actor's left arm, and eight empty glassine-type bags that usually
contain heroin were found in the apartment, law enforcement sources told
CNN.
The bags were stamped with "Ace of Hearts" and "Ace of Spades" -- street names for the heroin, the sources said.
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