Michael K Williams' grieving nephew has rejected claims the actor's death was a drug overdose, vowing that an autopsy "will happen".
Per BBC News, The Wire star was found dead at his New York apartment on Monday afternoon. He was 54 years old.
Law enforcement sources reportedly told the New York Post that the actor was found dead alongside drug paraphernalia. A police source also told the publication that "no foul play" has been indicated in the star's death.
Speaking days after his uncle's body was found, Williams' nephew Dominic DuPont, 43, told Daily Mail: "We made the appropriate calls to 911."
He went on: "I'm not going to speak about what the police are alleging.
"Police have often had different views about things. Last I checked, there was not an autopsy done. And that will happen."
Dominic's wife Staci said it was "not factual" that Williams died of an overdose.
An official cause of death has not yet been revealed by the medical examiner.
The sad news of Williams' passing was confirmed on September 6 by his rep Marianna Shafran.
In a statement, she told The Sun: "It is with deep sorrow that the family announces the passing of Emmy nominated actor Michael Kenneth Williams. They ask for your privacy while grieving this unsurmountable loss.
"Michael was found dead by a relative around 2pm [Monday] at his Kent Avenue apartment in Brooklyn."
Following the news of his death, the actor's other nephew Arvance Williams spoke to the New York Post and said he couldn't "wrap his head around it".
"I was just with him," he told the publication. "I just bought him some fabric so he can go to the Emmys, to put under his blazer."
"He just got nominated for an Emmy, and he was going to LA, so he was real excited about that," he added.
Explaining his bond with Williams, Advance said: "You guys know him as the actor, we know him as Uncle Mike. We love him.
"My uncle was such a sweet person. A lot of the characters he played as mean and gangster — it was a joke, because he was totally not that way."
Williams is perhaps best known for his role as Omar Little in The Wire - a gay stick-up man who robs street-level drug dealers.
The actor also gained a following for his portrayal of high-level gangster Albert "Chalky" White in Boardwalk Empire.
