Actress Lindsey Pearlman of "Empire" committed suicide. 

image credit : people.com

An autopsy showed the cause of death for Lindsey Pearlman. According to a report acquired by People on Monday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner decided the "Empire" actress' death was a suicide caused by sodium nitrite overdose.

image credit : 180gadgets.com

Her system had "non-toxic quantities of lorazepam, metoclopramide, and codeine," according to the study 

image credit : thestar.com.my

Her system had "non-toxic quantities of lorazepam, metoclopramide, and codeine," according to the study 

image credit : famouspeople.wiki

Pearlman, who appeared as Patti Sharp in one of the Fox musical drama's episodes, went missing on February 16 and was discovered dead inside a car two days later, close to Runyon Canyon Park's entrance in Los Angeles. She was 43.

image credit : sportsfact.in

An initial autopsy produced inconclusive results, and a coroner spokesman told The Post that additional testing would be necessary to determine the cause of death.

image credit : tvmaze.com

After her death was discovered by authorities, Pearlman's husband, Vance Smith, expressed his "brokenness."

image credit : hollywoodsmagazine.com

Savannah Pearlman, Pearlman's cousin, also expressed "deep sadness" while reporting the Chicago native's death on Twitter, saying that Lindsey was discovered "too late" to be saved.

image credit : cdn.thetealmango.com

A spokesperson for the actress, who was also an animal rights activist and had a recurring part on ABC's "General Hospital," said that her family did not want to talk about her passing in the media.

image credit : www.thehollywoodgossip.com

Pearlman co-starred in the Urbanflix series "Vicious," The Ms. Pat Show on BET+, and performed a recurring part on "Chicago Justice."

image credit : famouspeople.wiki

For more Details 

image credit : today.com