Overview
- Ray’s family confirmed she died Sunday night in a Los Angeles hospital while surrounded by loved ones and her death has been widely reported.
- Musician Mod Sun posted an emotional Instagram tribute on Wednesday calling Ray “pure magic” and saying she was a lasting inspiration, drawing renewed public attention.
- Some outlets citing unnamed sources have reported a suspected fentanyl overdose and that Ray was taken off life support, but those claims have not been verified by authorities.
- Ray had welcomed a daughter named Snow in January and had previously spoken about Guillain-Barré syndrome after a 2024 car crash; those details are offered as background and are not established causes of death.
- Officials say an autopsy and toxicology tests will determine an official cause and those results could take days to weeks, after which reporting should clarify which details are confirmed.