Entertainer’s Death Was Due To Natural Causes

The chief state medical examiner has ruled that the untimely death of an entertainer who was found dead at a Hawleyville bar in October was due to natural causes.

A spokeswoman for the medical examiner said that Isaac C. Crooms, Jr, 55, of Southington died as a result of amyloidosis, or a buildup of protein in a bodily organ that causes organ failure. The findings were disclosed following toxicology tests. No other information on the cause of death was available.

Police investigated the untimely death of Mr Crooms, who was found dead at Hot Shots II at 130 Mt Pleasant Road the morning after he had given a performance at the establishment with a musical group.

Police have said that Mr Crooms was found dead about 9:27 am on October 13, in an upstairs men’s room at the bar.

“He apparently died of natural causes,” police then said in a statement.

As part of their investigation into his death, police witnessed an autopsy that was performed on Mr Crooms’ remains at the chief state’s medical examiner’s facilities in Farmington.

Police Chief Michael Kehoe said this week that police have reviewed the medical examiner’s findings including a toxicology report. “It was an untimely death,” the police chief said. Police will be concluding their investigation, he said.

 According to his obituary, Mr Crooms was a lead singer for many years for The Great Train Robbery, Full Blast, and most recently TL & The All-Stars.