UPDATE: July 20 at 9:39 p.m. ET:
Warner Bros. CEO and Chairman Cameron Strang has issued a statement:
— Warner Records (@warnerrecords) July 20, 2017
Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda:
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
Original story:
TMZ has reported that Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington has committed suicide. According to the report it was by hanging.
According to TMZ, his body was discovered earlier today:
Law enforcement sources tell us the singer hanged himself at a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in L.A. County. A His body was discovered Thursday just before 9 AM.
Will update as more information becomes available.
