NEW YORK — The CEO and co-founder of the trivia app ‘HQ Trivia’, Colin Kroll, has died at the age of 35.
TMZ broke the news: “Kroll’s girlfriend called police early Sunday and asked them to check up on him after she was unable to get in touch. Cops went to downtown Manhattan to do a welfare check, entered his apartment and found Kroll’s body in his bedroom with drug paraphernalia nearby.”
The drugs found by police are believed to be heroin and cocaine.
The NYPD released the following statement to Business Insider:
“On Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 0018 hours, police responded to a 911 call for a wellness check at 56 Spring Street within the confines of the 5th Precinct.
“Upon arrival, officers discovered a 35-year-old male unconscious and unresponsive in a bedroom. EMS responded and pronounced the individual deceased on scene. The investigation is ongoing and the Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.”
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