Tom Petty’s manager has confirmed the legendary singer has died at the age of 66. Petty was reported to have died earlier, but the news was premature, as the rock icon didn’t pass away until later in the evening.
Breaking: Tom Petty has died, his longtime manager has confirmed. Story to come. pic.twitter.com/08FEa3u3ON
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 3, 2017
TMZ previously reported:
1:35 PM PT — Sources tell us at 10:30 Monday morning a chaplain was called to Tom’s hospital room. We’re told the family has a “do not resuscitate” order on Tom. The singer is not expected to live through the day, but he’s still clinging to life. A report that the LAPD confirmed the singer’s death is inaccurate — the L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. handled the emergency.
12:30 PM PT — We’re told after Petty got to the hospital he had no brain activity and a decision was made to pull life support.
Tom Petty was rushed to the hospital Sunday night after he was found unconscious, not breathing and in full cardiac arrest … law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
EMTs rushed to his Malibu home and were able to get a pulse. He was rushed to the UCLA Santa Monica Hospital and our sources say he was put on life support.
