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INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington dies at age 41
Authorities said they were treating the case as a possible suicide.
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Chester Bennington, the lead singer of rock band Linkin Park, was found dead on Thursday according to a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner.
He was 41.
The US coroner’s office was called out to a home in Palos Verdes Estates shortly after 9 a.m. Thursday.
Authorities said they were treating the case as a possible suicide.
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Shocked and heartbroken, but it's true. An official statement will come out as soon as we have one.
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