The musician and former member of One Direction, Liam Payne, was discovered dead on Wednesday night in front of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Millions of followers and his friends have already paid their respects to the 31-year-old, who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony, according to authorities. His kid Bear, age seven, his parents, and his two elder sisters survive him.
Here is what we now know about Payne's death and the events that preceded it:
Where was Liam Payne when he died?
On Wednesday night, Payne was discovered dead in a hotel patio. According to municipal officials, the hotel is situated on Costa Rica Street in the Palermo area of Buenos Aires.
Payne apparently posted a Snapchat earlier this month announcing that he was visiting Argentina, partly to watch his old bandmate Niall Horan perform.
"Niall and I haven't spoken in a while," he said. We have a lot on our minds, and I want to discuss a few topics with the boy in-depth. Not that there are any terrible feelings or anything, but we just need to chat.
How did Liam Payne pass away?
Authorities are still looking into the specifics of Payne's death.
But according to a statement from the Buenos Aires police, Payne passed away after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony. The musician "had jumped from the balcony of his room," said to Pablo Policicchio, the Buenos Aires Security Ministry's head of communications, who spoke with the Associated Press.
An "aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol" was the subject of a complaint that police received just after 5 p.m. local time, Policicchio said the site.
Authorities were notified by the hotel management about the presence of "a guest who is overwhelmed with drugs and alcohol."
According to phone recording that the Associated Press was able to get, the manager stated, "He's destroying the entire room and, well, we need you to send someone, please."
According to the Associated Press, he had "extremely serious injuries," and medical professionals immediately declared him dead.
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The musician and former member of One Direction, Liam Payne, was discovered dead on Wednesday night in front of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Millions of followers and his friends have already paid their respects to the 31-year-old, who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony, according to authorities. His kid Bear, age seven, his parents, and his two elder sisters survive him.
Here is what we now know about Payne's death and the events that preceded it:
Where was Liam Payne when he died?
On Wednesday night, Payne was discovered dead in a hotel patio. According to municipal officials, the hotel is situated on Costa Rica Street in the Palermo area of Buenos Aires.
Payne apparently posted a Snapchat earlier this month announcing that he was visiting Argentina, partly to watch his old bandmate Niall Horan perform.
"Niall and I haven't spoken in a while," he said. We have a lot on our minds, and I want to discuss a few topics with the boy in-depth. Not that there are any terrible feelings or anything, but we just need to chat.
How did Liam Payne pass away?
Authorities are still looking into the specifics of Payne's death.
But according to a statement from the Buenos Aires police, Payne passed away after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony. The musician "had jumped from the balcony of his room," said to Pablo Policicchio, the Buenos Aires Security Ministry's head of communications, who spoke with the Associated Press.
An "aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol" was the subject of a complaint that police received just after 5 p.m. local time, Policicchio said the site.
Authorities were notified by the hotel management about the presence of "a guest who is overwhelmed with drugs and alcohol."
According to phone recording that the Associated Press was able to get, the manager stated, "He's destroying the entire room and, well, we need you to send someone, please."
According to the Associated Press, he had "extremely serious injuries," and medical professionals immediately declared him dead.