Chester Bennington, 41, hanged himself at his Palos Verdes home on Yesterday (Thursday). He was found by an employee and was alone at the time of incident. The news was first broken by the website TMZ, as an apparent suicide at Palos Verdes Estates, but no additional details were available.
Family and friends said they are in absolute 'shock' over the singer's death .Band co-founder and producer Mike Shinoda said on Twitter he was "shocked and saddened."
Dave Farrell, the bassist, simply tweeted: "Heartbroken"
Warner Bros. Records CEO and Chairman Cameron Stang said "Chester Bennington was an artist of extraordinary talent and charisma, and a human being with a huge heart and a caring soul. Our thoughts and prayers are with his beautiful family, his band-mates and his many friends,"
His suicide came on the day of his late friend!'s birthday.He sang for the crowd of mourners at Cornell's funeral after his suicide in May. It has been said Cornell's death deeply affected singer who struggled with addiction.
Linkin Park were in the middle of a tour when news broke of his death.His band released its new music video two hours before news of his death broke.
Source: TMZ, Daily Telegraph