Victoria Jones, daughter of the acclaimed Oscar-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones, passed away due to an accidental cocaine overdose, as confirmed by the San Francisco chief medical examiner on Tuesday. The tragic incident unfolded at the Fairmont Hotel, an establishment renowned for its illustrious clientele, where the 34-year-old was found unresponsive in the early hours of New Year’s Day.

The medical examiner’s office revealed that Victoria’s death resulted from the “toxic effects of cocaine.” San Francisco police, responding to a report of a “deceased person,” arrived at the scene around 2:52 a.m. Dispatch audio, acquired by TMZ, categorized the 911 call as a “code 3” for a potential overdose, although additional details were sparse.

Victoria had been battling cocaine addiction for several years, with her struggles leading to two arrests in the previous year. She was due to appear in court just 20 days after her death for possession charges; a plea deal was on the table that could have offered her a path to sobriety under specific conditions.

Her father, Tommy Lee Jones, had been actively trying to support his daughter through her addiction. He shares Victoria and a son, Austin Jones, 43, with his ex-wife Kimberlea Cloughley Moser, to whom he was married from 1981 to 1996.

In a bid to protect his daughter, Jones sought and obtained a temporary conservatorship over Victoria in 2023. He was deeply concerned about her engaging in “life-threatening conduct” and feared she might use her finances to sustain her harmful lifestyle instead of seeking help. This conservatorship was put in place from August until December 18, when it was concluded.

In 2023, Jones obtained temporary conservatorship over Victoria, fearing she was at risk of “life-threatening conduct” and worried she might “disappear” and use her money to prop up her harmful lifestyle instead of getting help. The conservatorship ran from August through Dec. 18, when Jones ended it.

Victoria was an actress in her own right, appearing in 2002’s “Men in Black II,” which also starred her famous father; “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada,” the 2005 film he starred in and directed, and the TV series “One Tree Hill,” among other small roles.

The family has been largely mum in the weeks since her death. Two days after she was found, they issued a brief statement thanking everyone for “all of the kind words, thoughts and prayers,” while asking people to “please respect our privacy during this difficult time.”