Remains of a white powder ‘similar to cocaine’ had been found in the hotel room of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who has died aged 50, according to reports.
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Luis Carlos Velez, the Bogota-based director of radio station FM, said: ‘A police officer who entered the room told prosecutors he saw a “cocaine-like powder” in Taylor Hawkins’ room. Drug use has not been confirmed yet.’
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He added: ‘In the room, Colombian authorities found an empty beer can, an opened bottle of vodka, a Coca-Cola bottle and some other articles which are being analysed by authorities.
‘Witnesses at the hotel tell me Taylor Hawkins called the front desk for help due to “chest pain” before being found dead in his room.’
Colombia’s State Prosecution Service, in its first official comments on the tragedy, confirmed:
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‘As soon as we were made aware of the death of foreign national Taylor Hawkins, the Foo Fighters drummer, who was staying at a hotel in the north of Bogota, a team of prosecutors and investigators was mobilised to deal with urgent matters and support the investigation.’
Prosecution officials have not yet made any official comment regarding the speculation the musician’s death may be drug-related.
The 50-year-old drummer who has a history of drug use died in a hotel room in the north of Colombia’s capital.
The Metropolitan Police of Bogota, in a statement carried by several Colombian newspapers, said:
‘The cause of death has yet to be established. According to those close to him, the death could be related to the consumption of drugs.’
Local reports said hotel staff called the emergency services after Hawkins suffered chest pains but he was already dead by the time medical responders arrived.
Foo Fighters had been scheduled to play at a concert in the Colombian capital.
Hawkins, a father to two teenage children, had openly discussed his drug and overdose struggles years before what the band called his ‘tragic and untimely’ death.
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