Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington commits suicide

Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide.

The 41-year-old hanged himself in his home in Palos Verdes near Los Angeles on Thursday morning, TMZ reports.

Law enforcement officials say his body was found shortly before 9am.

The Los Angeles County coroner confirmed they were investigating Bennington's death as an apparent suicide but no additional details were available.

The singer had a history of drug and alcohol abuse. He was married and is survived by his six children.

Bennington's suicide came on the day of his late friend Chris Cornell's birthday. The Soundgarden rocker killed himself in May by hanging. Cornell would have turned 53.

Chester Bennington dead: Linkin Park singer 'found hanged aged 41' #RIP pic.twitter.com/y5KZ78uVQn

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