Pop star Michael Jackson dies in LA
(story taken from Yahoo news)
Paramedics were called to the singer's Holmby Hills home in Los Angeles and he was taken to the UCLA medical centre.
The King of Pop was pronounced dead at 2.26pm Pacific time (10.26pm BST) on Thursday and a post-mortem examination is expected to take place later on Friday, Los Angeles Coroner's Office spokesman Fred Corral said.
Jackson's brother Jermaine told reporters: "My brother, the legendary King of Pop, passed away on Thursday June 25 at 2.26pm. We believe he suffered a cardiac arrest at his home, however the cause of his death is unknown until the results of the autopsy are known. The personal physician who was with him at the time attempted to resuscitate him."
A spokesman for the Ronald Reagan UCLA medical centre said: "When he arrived at hospital at approximately 1.14pm a team of doctors including emergency physicians and cardiologists attempted to resuscitate him for a period of more than one hour, they were unsuccessful."
Jackson was about to embark on a comeback tour, including 50 dates in London, which aimed to resurrect his fortunes.
Police in Los Angeles are searching for a doctor who they hope will help in the investigation of Michael Jackson's death. A spokeswoman said they towed from Jackson's house a BMW owned by one of the superstar's doctors.
"We have not been able to interview the doctor yet. His car was impounded because it may contain medications or other evidence that may assist the coroner in determining the cause of death," she said.
Celebrity gossip web site TMZ.com reported that the doctor lived at the home. The spokeswoman said she could not confirm that and did not know the doctor's identity. She stressed that the doctor was not under criminal investigation but coroner's investigators wanted to contact him.
Los Angeles County Coroner Jerry McKibben said although an autopsy was being held on Friday results were not likely to be final until toxicology tests could be completed, a process that could take several days and maybe weeks.
--- Pictures from Holliwood Boulevard in Los Angeles.
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