( CNN ) Andrew Getty , one of the heirs to billions of oil money , appears to have died of natural causes , a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said . The coroner 's preliminary assessment is there was no foul play involved in the death of Getty , grandson of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty , said Detective Meghan Aguilar . Andrew Getty , 47 , had `` several health issues , '' Aguilar said , adding that an autopsy will be conducted . There is no criminal investigation underway , he said . Some medication had also been recovered from Getty 's home , though investigators do n't know whether Getty was taking it or what his medical history was , Ed Winter , assistant chief in the Los Angeles County coroner 's office , told CNN affiliate KTLA Tuesday night . KTLA reported that Getty was found on his side near a bathroom in his home . Getty 's parents , Ann and Gordon Getty , released a statement confirming their son 's death and asking for privacy . Where the Getty family fortune came from . Gordon Getty is one of three living sons of J. Paul Getty , the oil baron who was thought to be the richest man in the world at the time of his death in 1976 . Gordon Getty , 81 , has a net worth of $ 2.1 billion , according to Forbes . One other son died in 1958 and another died in 1973 . Gordon Getty spearheaded the controversial sale of Getty to Texaco for $ 10 billion in 1984 . In its list of richest American families , Forbes estimated the Gettys ' net worth to be about $ 5 billion . Court records show Andrew Getty had recently filed to get a restraining order against an ex-girlfriend . A hearing in the case had been scheduled for next week . In his request , Getty said he had been diagnosed with a serious medical condition in 2013 . `` A rise in my blood pressure places me in grave risk of substantial and irreparable injury or death , '' he wrote in the petition . `` My doctors have advised that heated arguments can cause my blood pressure to rise dangerously . '' Andrew Getty had three brothers and three half-sisters . People we 've lost in 2015 . CNN 's Doug Criss , Janet DiGiacomo , Mark Mooney , Mike Love , Julie In and Cheri Mossburg contributed to this report .
although grant 's death appears to be from natural causes , police intervened , citing coroner 's early warning . In a petition for a restraining order , Getty had stated he had a serious medical condition . Police say this is not a criminal matter at this time .