Inside Michael K Williams’ last hours before death as he was seen acting strange & grasping water bottle after drug buy

MICHAEL K Williams was seen acting strangely in his final hours before his fatal overdose on September 6. The actor was seen grasping at a water bottle after buying drugs.

NYPD detectives saw Williams in a video pull in behind several other cars by a tenement entrance with a sign reading “PICK UP AND DROP OFF ONLY.”

The actor could be seen getting out of his car, with the keys still in the ignition, as he walked inside the building holding a liter-sized water bottle in his right hand. 

“He parked his car in a place where you’re not supposed to park and he just left it there with the keys,” said Deputy Chief John Chell to

Williams’ behavior, according to other residents in the neighborhood, was out of the ordinary.

“Very uncharacteristic,” Chell said.

Williams greeted the concierge in the lobby and continued to the elevator, where he pushed a button and stepped in – leaning against a wall and cradling the bottle as he waited.

He reportedly pushed a button with his knuckles and traveled upstairs for 84-seconds. The final recorded image of him was when he stepped out at Penthouse 3.

The star then missed an appointment the following morning, leading his nephew to check on him just before 2pm. Williams was then found on the living room floor, unresponsive.

Police told the outlet that Williams was wearing the same black tracksuit during the drug exchange as he was when he was found dead.

STAR SPOKE ABOUT DRUG BATTLE

Michael had been promoting a movie about a drug-treatment center in LA called Body Brokers when he opened up about his struggles.

Speaking of his own drug use and seeking help, he added: “Drugs and alcohol are not the problems, they’re merely symptoms of the problem.

“And once those things go away, the real work begins. Those are the things that need to be addressed.

“Those are the reasons we got high in the first place, and our inability to deal with life on life’s terms.”

The beloved actor also opened up about his struggles with addiction, stemming from when The Wire ended.

He continued: “So for me when The Wire was coming to an end, I had no legs to stand out. I had to do the work on myself and quiet the inner critic in my head.

“I went from being a shy dark-skinned kid in the hood who was corny to all of a sudden everybody be like ‘Oh I love you I love you!’

“Only it wasn’t me, they were yelling ‘Omar!’ And that was the beginning of me losing myself, of losing my identity in my work.”

Michael concluded: “And that came back to haunt me drastically towards the end because I was forced to go back and look in the mirror.”