“I have no indication per se that it was a criminal event,” said Lt. David Pierson, commanding officer of the LAPD Harbor Division detectives. “But we exhaust all leads to ensure that we’re making the right categorization of the case.”

Asked if it was being investigated as a suicide, Pierson said, “I don’t have anything to indicate that it was that.”

It sounds like they think he slipped off the cliff, perhaps intoxicated (but the police have not determined this yet). The autopsy could occur tomorrow and then they’ll have definite information.