On Sunday,Tom Petty,
who led the band the Heartbreakers was
found unconscious, not breathing and in full cardiac arrest at his Malibu home,
according to TMZ, where he was rushed to the hospital and placed on life
support. EMTs were able to find a pulse when they found him, but TMZ reported
that the hospital found no brain activity when he arrived. A decision was made
to pull life support.
Tony Dimitriades, longtime manager of Tom Petty
& The Heartbreakers, released a statement on behalf of the family.
"On behalf of the Tom Petty family, we are
devastated to announce the untimely death of of our father, husband, brother,
leader and friend Tom Petty," Dimitriades wrote. "He suffered
cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours of this morning and was
taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived. He died peacefully at
8:40 p.m. PT surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends."
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. Rest in peace Tom you will truly be missed.
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