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Linkin Park Singer Chester Bennington Found Dead In Apparent Suicide

The singer was 41 years old

By Danielle Zickl July 20, 2017

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Chester Bennington, the lead singer of the band Linkin Park, has died of a suspected suicide, TMZ reports. According to law enforcement officials, the 41-year-old hanged himself at a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in Los Angeles. His body was found on July 20 just before 9 a.m.

Bennington had struggled with drugs and alcohol for years, and had said in the past that he had considered committing suicide before. He leaves behind his wife and six children.

The musician was extremely close to Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell, who also committed suicide in May. He even wrote an open letter to Cornell and spoke at his funeral. Today would have been Cornell’s 53rd birthday.

Linkin Park was one of the best selling alternative rock bands of all time. Their debut album, Hybrid Theory, has been certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, and had other well known songs like “Faint,” “In the End,” and “Numb.”

In 2016, the CDC reported that 33,000 men die from suicide every year—meaning suicide is the 7th most common killer of men. If you’re feeling depressed or suicidal, we urge you to seek help immediately.

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