LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles police Saturday again questioned Michael Jackson's doctor, while the family of the pop music icon ordered its own private autopsy two days after his death shocked fans around the world.

Jackson's father issued a statement urging fans not to despair because the singer "will continue to live on in each and every one of you." The family sought a second autopsy -- the official one was conducted Friday -- amid reports about the 50-year-old singer's reliance on prescription medications.

Jackson's personal physician, Texas cardiologist Dr. Conrad Murray, who was with the singer when he collapsed at his rented mansion Thursday, hired an attorney to accompany him to what was expected to be a lengthy meeting with the Los Angeles Police Department late Saturday.

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"Dr. Murray is considered to be a witness to the events surrounding Michael Jackson's death and he is not a suspect," Houston law firm Stradley, Chernoff & Alford said in a statement.

"Dr. Murray hired legal counsel to help guide him through the police investigation process. The law firm was hired to make sure the police investigation is conducted properly."

Jackson's father issued a statement urging fans not to despair because the singer "will continue to live on in each and every one of you." The family sought a second autopsy -- the official one was conducted Friday -- amid reports about the 50-year-old singer's reliance on prescription medications.

Jackson's personal physician, Texas cardiologist Dr. Conrad Murray, who was with the singer when he collapsed at his rented mansion Thursday, hired an attorney to accompany him to what was expected to be a lengthy meeting with the Los Angeles Police Department late Saturday.

"Dr. Murray is considered to be a witness to the events surrounding Michael Jackson's death and he is not a suspect," Houston law firm Stradley, Chernoff & Alford said in a statement.

"Dr. Murray hired legal counsel to help guide him through the police investigation process. The law firm was hired to make sure the police investigation is conducted properly."

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