Keke Jabbar, star of OWN’s Love & Marriage: Huntsville , died at the age of 42, and her cause of death has now been revealed.
According to an autopsy report from the Alabama medical examiner, Jabbar died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
TMZ reports that Jabbar had 64% carboxyhemoglobin in her blood.
Carboxyhemoglobin forms in red blood cells when carbon monoxide is inhaled. Normal levels are under 2% for nonsmokers and under 5% for smokers. Critical levels of carboxyhemoglobin are anything greater than 20%.
News of Jabbar’s death was detailed by her friend and YouTuber Prosperity Thickgirl40, who shared a statement from the family on one of her livestreams .
“So, seven-something this morning, her husband goes to the garage. He sees Keke, what he thinks is asleep in the car,” the YouTube personality said. “He tries to get her attention. He opens [the car] up. She isn’t breathing. Her husband, her life partner, her best friend tried to bring his wife back, the mother of his children, and he couldn’t … Keke passed from carbon monoxide poisoning. That’s it. That is all.”