Andre Young Jr., (pictured left) son of rapper Dr. Dre [wikipedia], has passed away, according to the reports. He was only 20 years old. Andre Young Jr. was found dead on August 23 when his mother went to call him up at their Woodland Hills home in California Saturday morning.
"Dr. Dre is mourning the loss of his son Andre Young Jr. Please respect his family's grief and privacy at this time." said the statement of Dr. Dre's rep.
Andre Young Jr's body was found in his bed at around 10:30 am. The death cause was remained unknown as the results of a toxicology test from the biopsy are pending, but a foul play was ruled out.
Dr. Dre has four other children, son Marcel with singer Michel'le, son Truth and daughter Truly with Nicole Threatt (NBA player Sedale Threatt's ex-wife), and rapper Hood Surgeon with Cassandra Joy Greene. It's not known the name of Andre Young Jr's mother.
Update (January 3, 2009): After 4 months Andre Young Jr's death cause was finally revealed. He died from overdose morphine and heroin, the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner confirmed.
"This case has been closed, it's been ruled an accident due to morphine and heroin intoxication," coroner spokesman Larry Dietz told People.
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