The late YouTube star suspiciously passed away at the age of 57 after he was found unresponsive at an apartment on East Paces Ferry Road NE, Atlanta on May 5.
- Jul 19, 2022
AceShowbiz - The cause of Kevin Samuels' mysterious death has been unveiled. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office finally released their findings into the late YouTube star's death two months after his passing.
As reported by TMZ, the office said Kevin's death was "a result of hypertension," with the death having been classified as one of natural causes. The medical examiner added, "Evidence of hypertension includes a heart whose chambers are thicker than normal." Notably mentioned in the report is Atenolol, a beta-blocker that is often prescribed for those with hypertension.
This development should put to rest any further speculation regarding his passing having been in any way suspicious. As previously reported, Kevin was with an unknown woman at the time of his death in May.
Rumors of Kevin's death first started to spread across social media in May, with the influencer's mother later revealing how she learned of her son's passing. "That was a terrible thing for social media to put that out," Beverly Samuels-Burch told NBC News at the time. "I didn't even know. I hadn't even been notified. All I'm doing is requesting that people pray for us."
According to the Atlanta Police Department, officers were called to an apartment on East Paces Ferry Road NE on May 5 morning "regarding a person injured." By the time they arrived, first responders were performing CPR on an unresponsive man who later was identified as Kevin.
A woman in the apartment told cops that Kevin had complained about chest pain. However, once she tried to help him, he fell. Thus, the woman called 911 before the Internet personality was later admitted to Piedmont Hospital.
Kevin, who had over one million followers on Instagram and nearly 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube, was known for sharing his controversial thoughts on dating. Prior to his death, he sparked outrage after insulting a 35-year-old single black mother who asked for advice on how to meet a man who made the same six-figure salary that she did.
"If you have made it to 35 and you are unmarried, you are a leftover woman," he said in a video. "You are what is left. Men know that there is something likely wrong with you - that you can not be an adjustable six or higher - 35 and unmarried. Something wrong with you. That's where men automatically coming at it."
While many disliked Kevin for his contents, he still found support from some of his viewers. One in particular was singer Tamar Braxton, who said she used to post his videos "all day every day to [her] friends." Tamar wrote, "I'm devastated!!! My thoughts are what was planned. Death has taken a front seat in my life so it seems and I'm passed about it!!! F*k u if you don't get it."
