Was foul play involved in Billy Mays death? Update from Tampa Police

June 28, 4:34 PMEntertainment ExaminerMichael Essany

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At this time, authorities have no reason to believe that anything untoward contributed to the death of Billy Mays.

Police at the scene reported no sign of forced entry into the home or any indication of struggle.

Mays, 50, was found unresponsive by his wife at 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Tampa Police Department.

At this time, all reports and allegations of factors contributing to the pitchman's death are mere unconfirmed speculation, but TMZ is reporting that:

Mays had just returned from Philadelphia, where he shot a new OxiClean commercial. He was a passenger aboard a plane that suffered a blown front tire upon landing. He told a local TV station, "All of a sudden as we hit you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping. It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head."

There is no word if any trauma or stress from the incident may have played a role in his death, as all 138 passengers went home Saturday without any serious injury.

Billy's wife, however, has stated that her husband reported that he wasn't feeling well before he went to bed last night, shortly after 10:00 pm, EST.

The Mays family has not decided on the funeral proceedings as of this writing.

 UPDATE:

 Laura McElroy of the Tampa Police Department is cautioning people from unscrupulously linking the death of Billy Mays to anything that transpired aboard his weekend's turbulent US Airways flight. See the video below for more details.