'He's gone… he's cold': Wire star Michael K. Williams' nephew describes moment he found actor's body - Daily Mail

The nephew of The Wire star Michael K.

Dominic Dupont knew there was nothing he could do to save the star and told 911 operators: 'He's gone.

Dupont opened up about the tragedy this week to Jada Pinkett Smith on an episode of Red Table Talk about deadly opiate fentanyl, revealing that Williams, who had battled addiction in the past, seemed as though he was 'doing well'. ?

Describing the moment he found Williams, Dupont said he stuck his head in the house and said: ''Uncle Mike, are you in here?'' And I observed him deceased.' .

Dominic Dupont (L) and Michael K.

Dupont found the body of Williams on Sept 6 last year, having died of a drug overdose?

Dominic Dupont, the nephew of the late Michael K Williams, who was speaking to Jada Pinkett Smith on Red Table Talk?

I stuck my head in and said ''Uncle Mike.

Williams had fought with addiction in the past, which he had been candid about during his career, but Dupont said he 'was doing well' before the relapse.

Williams is seen above as Omar Little from The Wire (right) and Chalky White from Boardwalk Empire (left).  Dupont stuck his head into Williams' living room and said ''Uncle Mike.

'Mike didn't appear to be overwhelmed or dealing with any major issues over the past five years,' Dupont said. .

Surveillance video released by investigators appeared to show Cartagena handing Williams the deadly drugs one day before the star's body was found. 

The pair are pictured together in a snap shared to Instagram by Williams this past January 

Irvin Cartagena (pictured) was named as the man who sold Williams the deadly drugs

Dupont and Williams were always close, and Williams continued to support Dupont even after he was sentences to life in jail for murder as a teenager

During his years filming The Wire, Williams relapsed

Despite his ongoing drug struggles, Williams enjoyed continued success following the conclusion of The Wire.