Williams was discovered lifeless in his New York City condominium Monday afternoon, a law enforcement official instructed CNN.
Investigators uncovered drug paraphernalia in close proximity to his body, the official mentioned. The investigation is ongoing, according to a further law enforcement source who spoke to CNN.
CNN has contacted associates of Williams for remark.
“Addiction isn’t going to go away,” he stated at the time. “It truly is an each day battle for me, but I am battling.”
Williams, a Brooklyn indigenous, most a short while ago appeared in HBO’s “Lovecraft Country” and the collection “F Is for Family.”
He grew to become an nearly legendary determine for numerous thanks to his part in “The Wire” as Omar Minor, a shotgun-wielding character who built his living robbing drug sellers. He followed that up as a mobster in the HBO Prohibition-era mob drama “Boardwalk Empire,” and most recently attained an Emmy nomination for a further sequence on the pay community, the macabre “Lovecraft State.”
Williams was upcoming slated to co-star in Sony’s George Foreman biopic from George Tillman Jr., who was established to immediate.
Williams amassed a range of accolades during his storied career, like 5 Emmy nominations. His 1st was in 2015 for his position in “Bessie” and one more adopted two many years later for his component in “The Night Of.”
He was also the winner of a SAG Award for ideal ensemble with the solid of “Boardwalk Empire.”
On social media, Williams’ many colleagues and good friends recalled the depth, complexity and humanity he brought to his figures on display and, over all, the gentleman he was off screen.
Director James Gunn included: “Michael K Williams, in addition to remaining a single of the most gifted actors around, was also 1 of the kindest, sweetest, most gentle souls I’ve ever satisfied. This is heartbreaking. My views are with all individuals who cherished him.”
“The depth of my love for this brother, can only be matched by the depth of my suffering discovering of his reduction,” he wrote. “A immensely proficient gentleman with the skill to give voice to the human situation portraying the life of all those whose humanity is rarely elevated until eventually he sings their truth of the matter.”
CNN’s Brian Lowry and Marianne Garvey contributed to this report.