An autopsy for 20-year-old Goldberg actor Jackson Odell has been completed, however the cause of death has not been determined.

The autopsy was completed by the Los Angeles County Coroner, however are expected to conduct more tests in the next six to eight weeks. Ed Winter, the assistant chief of investigation at the coroner’s office says that Odell “had a history of heroin addiction.” More tests will be done because “any time it’s suspected that possibly narcotics were involved (in a death), they’ll do full toxicology reports,” Winter said.

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Odell was found unresponsive on Friday at 1:45 p.m. local time in a sober living facility, where is was in the middle of getting treatment. However, by the time medics came, he was pronounced dead the scene. No foul play is expected. Upon arrival, “there was no paraphernalia or legal drugs found on the scene,” according to Winter.

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Funeral arrangements are to be made before the next toxicology reports are completed.

Aside from his role in The Goldbergs, Odell has small roles in shows such as Private PracticeModern Family, iCarly and Arrested Development. 

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