From DailyMail.co.uk…
The Foo Fighters longtime, charismatic drummer, Taylor Hawkins, has died at the age of 50.
Hawkins was found dead in a hotel room in the north of Bogota, Colombia where the band were due to play at a festival on Friday night. Colombian police say his death may be drug-related.
The Metropolitan Police of Bogota, in a statement carried by several Colombian newspapers, said: ‘The cause of death has yet to be established.
‘According to those close to him, the death could be related to the consumption of drugs.’
Local reports said hotel staff called the emergency services after Hawkins suffered chest pains but he was already dead by the time medical responders arrived.
Hawkins had openly discussed his drug and overdose struggles years before. He overdosed on heroin and ended up in a coma in 2001 four years after joining the band.
Shortly after Hawkins’ death was announced, dozens of fans together with journalists and videographers began to gather outside the hotel where the band had been staying. Many appeared to be in complete shock at the news with some lighting candles.
Ambulances and police cars could be seen stationed outside of the property. Later on Friday night, Hawkins’ body was finally brought out of the hotel, placed into a coroner’s van and driven away.
The group had been scheduled to play at the Festival Estéreo Picnic in the Colombian capital where an announcement told concert-goers that the band would not be playing due to a ‘serious medical condition’.
