1990s R&B star Shanice was shocked by the news. "My friend Vesta died…I can't believe this…RIP," she tweeted.
Investigators found bottles of prescription pills in the hotel where R&B singer Vesta Williams died. According to TMZ.com, someone from the hotel called 911 from the hotel Thursday evening when the singer's body was discovered. Law enforcement is currently treating the case as a suicide or accidental overdose. It will take six weeks before a coroner can determine if drugs played a role in Williams's death.
Stay tuned to BET.com as the story develops.