Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington was found dead this morning. The singer was 41 years old.
Variety and TMZ are reporting that Bennington committed suicide by hanging but there is no official confirmation from law enforcement as of yet. Police have confirmed to Variety that they responded to a call about a dead body at the location of Bennington's private residence at 9am local time.
Bennington's Linkin Park bandmember Mike Shinoda took to Twitter to confirm the news.
Shocked and heartbroken, but it's true. An official statement will come out as soon as we have one.
— Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) July 20, 2017
Bennington has reportedly struggled with drug and alcohol issues at various times throughout his life.
Linkin Park rose to fame with their massively popular debut, Hybird Theory, in 2000 which introduced the world to their fresh hybird of alt-rock, metal and rap. Their follow up, 2003's Meteora would be the first of their six chart topping albums. The band's most recent album, One More Light, topped the Billboard chart earlier this year.
He is survived by his wife and six children.
