Autopsy on Prince scheduled for Friday

Published April 22, 2016

FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2015 file photo, Prince presents the award for favorite album - soul/R&B at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Prince, widely acclaimed as one of the most inventive and influential musicians of his era with hits including "Little Red Corvette," ''Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry," was found dead at his home on Thursday, April 21, 2016, in suburban Minneapolis, according to his publicist. He was 57. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File) (The Associated Press)

An autopsy is scheduled for Prince after he was found dead at his studio compound in suburban Minneapolis.

The Midwest Medical Examiners Office in Ramsey, Minnesota, tweeted that it will perform the autopsy Friday. Officials haven't released a cause of death.

Authorities said deputies who were summoned to a medical emergency Thursday found Prince in an elevator, unresponsive. They say CPR failed.

Prince's death at age 57 sparked an outpouring of grief from fans, with hundreds gathering outside his studio and in downtown Minneapolis and many more posting remembrances on social networks. Buildings around the country were lit up Thursday night in his signature purple.

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