News: Prince death: 'No sign' it was suicide, sheriff says
There was no sign of trauma on the body, Sheriff Jim Olson said, suggesting the singer had died alone.
Prince, 57, was found dead in a lift on his Paisley Park estate on Thursday.
Fans have been wearing purple, the colour associated with the musician who sold more than 100m records.
His innovative music spanned rock, funk and jazz. He was at his peak in the 1980s with albums like Dirty Mind, 1999 and Sign O' The Times.
The sheriff warned that full results from the post-mortem could take several weeks, and the incident was still under investigation.
Mr Olson said it was not unusual for there to be no one in the residence except Prince.
The singer was last seen at about 20:00 on Wednesday night (01:00 GMT on Thursday) and was found unconscious by some of his staff at about 09:30 the next morning.
Prince had been rushed to hospital in Illinois six days earlier, while flying home from a concert in Georgia, but was treated and released a few hours later.
A life in music
Born Prince Rogers Nelson in 1958, he was a prolific writer and performer from a young age - reportedly writing his first song when he was seven.
He was also an arranger and multi-instrumentalist, and recorded more than 30 albums. Hits included Let's Go Crazy and When Doves Cry.
In 1984, he won an Oscar for the score to Purple Rain, a film in which he also starred.
Throughout his career he had a reputation for secrecy and eccentricity, once changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol.
Prince's latest album, HITnRUN Phase Two, was released last year and he had been touring as recently as last week.
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