Colombian authorities believe the death of FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins could be related to narcotics.
The 50-year-old drummer was found dead in his hotel room at the Casa Medina in Bogota,Columbia on Friday (March 25).
Metropolitan Police Of Bogota released a statement which said: “According to those close to him, the death could be related to the consumption of narcotic substances.” But they cautioned: “The cause of death has yet to be established.”
Earlier in the day, Hawkins had been reportedly complaining of chest pains.
Numerous people began to gather outside Casa Medina after Hawkins’ death was announced.
Ambulances and police cars could be seen gathering outside of the hotel, which is located in the middle of the financial and commercial centers of Bogota. A couple of hours later, Hawkins’s body was finally brought out of the hotel, placed into a coroner’s van and driven away.
Colombian music journalist Alejandro Marin tweeted: “Don’t begin to blame the country because Taylor died in Colombia if he died of an overdose. Don’t be so stupid.”
The FOO FIGHTERS were scheduled to perform Friday at the Picnic Stereo festival in Bogota but their performance was canceled.
Details are still emerging in this story.
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Falleció Taylor HawkinsLa cadena RCN de Colombia ofrece un reporte de lo que ocurre en el Hotel Casa Medina, Four Seasons.
Unidades de criminalistica están presentes en el lugar para adelantar la investigación de rigor. Fans prenden velas en honor de #TaylorHawkins pic.twitter.com/OddHXbd2vF
— Diario Panamá (@DiarioPanama) March 26, 2022
#VicioNoticias 🚨🚨🚨 Llevan a Medicina Legal el cuerpo sin vida de Taylor Hawkins, baterista de la banda de rock Foo Fighters. Falleció en el hotel Casa Medina, en Bogotá. 🚨🚨🚨☹️🥺 pic.twitter.com/jGv3QZnNnm
— Revista Vicio (@revista_vicio) March 26, 2022
#ÚltimoMomento | Este es el momento en que retiran el cuerpo del baterista de Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins, en el hotel Casa Medina, en Bogotá, Colombia. Hasta el momento se desconocen las causas del fallecimiento. 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/1CYzTWTf4o
— En Foco Noticias (@EnFocoNoticias1) March 26, 2022
Este es el momento en que retiran el cuerpo del baterista de Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins, en el hotel Casa Medina. El músico falleció este viernes en Bogotá. pic.twitter.com/2kD9PcyfLf
— Ricky Ricón (@Ricardo7ok) March 26, 2022
Forensic technicians work outside the Casa Medina hotel, where Taylor Hawkins, drummer of the band Foo Fighters, was staying and died hours before his presentation at the Estereo PicnicFestival,in Bogota,Colombia, March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Mariano Vimos #TaylorHawkins #FooFighters pic.twitter.com/hez5uGRHEW
— Mariano J. Vimos Maciá (@marianojosevimo) March 26, 2022