Four men are facing charges for the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams. According to Reuters, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams and New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said the suspects were charged in a criminal complaint on Tuesday, which was unsealed in Manhattan federal court. The four men were allegedly involved in a drug distribution conspiracy leading to the illegal sale of the fentanyl-laced heroin that Williams overdosed on. 

As Blavity previously reported, Williams was found dead in his New York apartment on Sept. 6 by his family members. He was 54 years old. The actor, known for his roles on The Wire and Lovecraft Country, was found near drugs and various paraphernalia. Upon an investigation, New York City’s medical examiner ruled the death an accidental overdose, noting an “acute intoxication by the combined effects of fentanyl, p-fluorofentanyl, heroin and cocaine.”

“It is with deep sorrow that the family announces the passing of Emmy-nominated actor Michael Kenneth Williams,” Williams' rep Marianna Shafran confirmed in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter at the time. “They ask for your privacy while grieving this unsurmountable loss.”

Police were reportedly able to track down the four men thanks to surveillance footage.

The Daily Beast reports video surveillance footage captured from a camera led police to the four men who allegedly sold Williams the drugs. The short clip, which investigators obtained shortly after the actor's death, showed Williams casually walking up to a group of four men, talking briefly and exchanging something with one of the men. Detectives were told by Deputy Chief John Chell to “treat this case as if Michael K. Williams was hit by a bullet.”

“Make believe he got shot," Chell said, according to The Daily Beast.

Williams had a documented history of drug addiction.

Williams previously opened up about facing drug addiction in the past, admitting to NPR that he'd once turned to the church for help to kick his bad habit. 

"When I came through those doors I was broken. … This was, I would say, around the … third season of The Wire. I was on drugs," he revealed. "I was in jeopardy of destroying everything I had worked so hard for, and I came in those doors and I met a man who had never even heard of The Wire, much less watched it."