Ace Frehley 's cause of death has been revealed weeks after his death, PEOPLE confirms.

Frehley died of blunt trauma injuries to his head due to a fall, the Morris County Medical Examiner confirmed in documents obtained by PEOPLE. The manner of death was ruled an accident. Frehley was 74.

TMZ was first to report the news.

Frehley's family announced his death in a statement shared with PEOPLE on Thursday. Oct. 16, saying that the rocker, born Paul Frehley, died earlier that day in Morristown, N.J., following a recent fall at his home. TMZ previously reported that the rocker was on life support due to a brain bleed caused by a fall several weeks prior.

“We are completely devastated and heartbroken. In his last moments, we were fortunate enough to have been able to surround him

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