Chester Bennington, the lead singer of Linkin Park, was found dead in his home Thursday morning at the age of 41, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office confirmed.
At 8:56 a.m., local police responded to an address in the 2800 block of Via Vittoria in Palos Verdes Estates in L.A. County. The Coroner's office responded shortly after 9 a.m. and is current at the scene conducting a full investigation.
The death is being treated as an apparent suicide.
TMZ first reported the news.
Bennington was good friends with Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, who was found dead in May. His death was ruled a suicide by hanging.
Today, July 20, was Cornell's birthday.
Linkin Park was founded by the band's primary songwriter and vocalist Mike Shinoda, drummer Rob Bourdon, and lead guitarist Brad Delson when the three were in high school. Later they recruited Bennington, who along with Shinoda, created a hybrid style of rap and vocals that became the band's signature.
Linkin Park hit the alternative music scene in 2000 with the Grammy award-winning album "Hybrid Theory," but skyrocketed to fame with their second studio album "Meteora" in 2003, which featured tracks such as "Somewhere I Belong" and "Numb." Both albums hit the Billboard Top 200 charts.
