TAMPA, Florida. – The family of the late Buccaneers and Chargers receivers, Vincent Jackson, told the Hillsborough County Sherriff’s Office that they believed he was suffering from “chronic alcoholism” and concussions at the time of his death, he said Wednesday. sheriff’s office.
Jackson was found dead at a hotel in the Tampa Bay area on Monday. He had just turned 38 and left behind a wife and four children.
A spokesman for a Hillsborough County Sherriff’s office told ESPN that there were no signs of brutal gambling and that “an autopsy report and a toxicology report will be needed to know for sure what caused his death”.
But they have begun painting a picture of Jackson’s life in his final weeks, which ended tragically and has left the community and former comrades in mourning and endless questions.
“It could be several weeks before we know what led to Vincent Jackson’s untimely and tragic death,” the Hillsborough County Sherriff’s Office said in a statement. “The Hillsborough County Medical Office continues to conduct a thorough investigation alongside the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Based on Jackson’s relatives’ statements to detectives, his family had reason to believe there could be he suffered from chronic alcoholism and concussions. The exact cause and form of Mr. Jackson ‘s death will not be certain until his autopsy, among other reports, is complete. “
The statement comes after Sherriff Chad Chronister of Hillsborough County took part in a local radio program Wednesday morning on Q105 to talk about Jackson’s death.
Chronister told the radio that an autopsy report would be released Wednesday, but a spokesman for the Hillsborough County Medical Examiners’ Office told ESPN that was not the case and that no report would be issued. preliminary, although they became aware of Chronister’s comments.
“The form and cause of death are pending further study,” said Michelle Van Dyke, a spokeswoman for the Hillsborough County coroner’s office. “It could take several months for a formal autopsy report to be submitted, depending on the tests that need to be done.”
Nor is the initial summary of the case yet available and will not be published on Wednesday, Van Dyke said, adding that work is still underway.
Jackson was not living with his family at the time of his death, but had been at a Homewood Suites in Brandon, Florida for more than a month.
ESPN has tried to contact a Jackson family spokesman to comment.