India, June 18 -- Celebrity chef Anne Burrell was found dead at her Brooklyn, New York home on Tuesday, police revealed. The New York City Police Department officials further added that the 55-year-old was 'unconscious and unresponsive' at the scene of her death. Police told People that officers responded to a 55-year-old female at about 7:50 AM. EMS 'responded and pronounced her deceased on scene'. An official cause of death has not been released yet. It is pending an autopsy with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

While police did not identify Burrell as the deceased, People reported that the Food Network star's address matches the Brooklyn address police provided in their statement.

Food Network issued a statement about Burrel...