Michael Jackson, King of Pop, reportedly dead from cardiac arrest – UPDATED
Thursday, June 25th, 2009UPDATED at 6: 28 p.m.: L.A. Times confirms his death:
[Updated at 3:15 p.m.: Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead by doctors this afternoon after arriving at a hospital in a deep coma, city and law enforcement sources told The Times.]
UPDATED at 6:06 p.m.: No reliable news source has yet to confirm. Here’s CNN’s latest:
Fire Capt. Steve Ruda told CNN a 911 call came in from a west Los Angeles residence at 12:21 p.m. and the patient was treated and transferred to the UCLA Medical Center.
Asked specifics of the patient’s condition, the spokesman said he could not discuss them because of federal privacy laws.
According to gossip site TMZ.com, Michael Jackson, 50, died this afternoon after being rushed to the hospital in L.A. following cardiac arrest.
More details to come.
