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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Buncombe

Chester Bennington dead: Linkin Park singer 'dies aged 41'

Chester Bennington the lead singer of Linkin Park has reportedly been found dead.

Reports said the 41-year-old had been found inside his residence inside Palos Verdes Estates in Los Angeles, California. TMZ said he had taken his own life.

The band was currently on its “One More Light” world tour, which was scheduled to stop at the Xfinity Center on July 27 in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

A spokeswoman for the Palos Verdes Estates police declined to answer questions about whether Mr Bennigton had been found dead. She told The Independent: "At 8.56am officers were called to the 2800 block of Via Victoria"

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