FBI Probes Irsay Death, Focus on Drug Prescriptions

Federal investigators have launched a probe into the death of longtime Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, focusing on his use of prescription drugs and the role of a California-based addiction specialist who treated him in the months before he died last spring.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a federal grand jury subpoena earlier this month seeking records related to Irsay's death in May 2025, his use of prescription and illegal substances, and his relationship with Dr. Harry Haroutunian, according to court documents and sources familiar with the matter. Irsay, who was 65, died at the Beverly Hills Hotel in California while under Haroutunian's care. The death certificate, signed by Haroutunian, listed the cause as cardiac arrest due to acute pneumonia, with preexisting heart conditions as contributing factors. No autopsy or toxicology testing was performed, and local authorities, including the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner and Beverly Hills police, determined the death was not sudden, violent, or suspicious at the time.

As part of the inquiry, FBI agents visited Indianapolis earlier this month and interviewed several people close to Irsay during...