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Death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins may be tied to drugs, Colombia police say
Hawkins, 50, was found dead in a hotel room at the Casa Medina in Bogota, Colombia Friday, where heartbroken fans gathered outside in shock.
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The shocking death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins could be related to drugs, authorities said.
Hawkins, 50, was found dead in a hotel room at the Casa Medina in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, where heartbroken fans gathered outside in shock.
“According to those close to him, the death could be related to the consumption of drugs,” the Metropolitan Police of Bogota said in a statement published by several news outlets in the South American nation and reported by the Mirror of London.
“The cause of death has yet to be established,” police cautioned.
Hawkins, an electrifying performer with a stage presence that projected from behind his drum kit, had a history of known drug use. He overdosed on heroin in 2001 and spent a week in a coma, just four years after joining the Foo Fighters, according to The Sun.
Hawkins had complained of chest pains to hotel staff, according to reports.