Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington dead of apparent suicide

By Joshua Tehee

Updated July 26, 2017 9:34 AM

Chester Bennington fronts Linkin Park at Rock in Rio in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 9, 2015. Bennington was discovered dead on July 20, 2017 at his home in Palos Verdes Estates. Luis Sinco TNS

Chester Bennington, singer/frontman for the rock group Linkin Park, has died of an apparent suicide, according to the website TMZ.

The site is reporting that Bennington “hanged himself at a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in L.A. County,” according to law enforcement sources. His body was discovered just before 9 a.m. Thursday morning, the site says.

Linkin Park was scheduled to perform at the Save Mart Center in Fresno in October on its One More Light tour. That tour has been canceled and tickets will be refunded at point of purchases, according the the arena. The band, known as a driving force in the rock-rap and nü metal movement, released a pop-heavy new album in May.

“We are incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Chester Bennington. The Linkin Park One More Light North American Tour has been canceled and refunds are available at point of purchase. Our thoughts go out to all those affected.”

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This story was originally published July 20, 2017 at 11:34 AM with the headline "Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington dead of apparent suicide."

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