Chester Bennington hanged himself: Linkin Park members are devastated

Mike Shinoda and other members of the metal band reacted to the brutal disappearance of the American singer. He was only 41 years old ...

The singer of the Linkin Park group, Chester Bennington, committed suicide at the age of 41, according to the TMZ website. According to sources within the Los Angeles County authorities, he was found hanged in his residence in Palos Verdes Estates, California on Thursday morning. He had six children born from two marriages.

Interpreter of Numb and In the End struggled against the demons of drugs and alcohol for years. He had once confided that he had thought of suicide because he had been abused by a man during his childhood.

Chester Bennington was very close to Chris Cornell who ended his life in May, and he wrote an open letter to him at the time of his death.

The date of death of the leader of Linkin Park coincides with the 53rd birthday of his friend.