#PhilipSeymourHoffman DEAD of Apparent OD Needle Found in Arm

Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead Sunday in a New York City apartment of an apparent drug overdose ... Perezcious has learned authorities found a needle in his arm.

Law enforcement sources tell Perezcious ... the actor was found Sunday morning inside a Greenwich apartment ... and they're still on scene investigating.

Details surrounding his death are unclear ... but the actor had struggled with drug problems ... most recently checking himself into a rehab facility for heroin back in May.
As we previously reported ... Hoffman had been clean for 23 years but fell off the wagon in 2012.

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