A preliminary report indicated that Vofighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had ten different types of drugs in his system, when he died at the Casa Medina Hotel in Bogota..
Colombian journalist Luis Carlos Velez noted that a police officer entered the room of 50-year-old Hawkins, and found a white powder that looked like cocaine..
Meanwhile, the prestigious Colombian newspaper El Tiempo said it had seen a classified report indicating that hallucinogens were found in the player’s hotel room..
Velez explained that the Colombian authorities had found various bottles of alcohol, and some narcotic substances that are currently being analyzed by the competent authorities..
He noted that witnesses at the hotel told him that Taylor Hawkins called the front desk for help due to “chest pain” before he was found dead in his room..”
In a statement following the initial autopsy, the Colombian prosecutor’s office said that after the initial autopsy of Taylor Hawkins, 10 types of narcotics or stimulants were found in a toxicology test, including marijuana, tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids..
The National Institute of Forensic Medicine continues its medical studies, to be able to fully clarify the facts that led to the death of Taylor Hawkins..
The drummer, with a history of drug abuse, died in a hotel room in the north of the Colombian capital.
A statement from the Metropolitan Police in Bogota said, “The cause of death has not yet been determined. According to those close to him, the death could be related to drug use..”
Local reports said hotel staff called emergency services after Hawkins experienced chest pains but he was already dead when the medical team arrived..
Hawkins, a father of two teens, had openly discussed his struggles with drug overdoses years before his death, which the band described as “tragic and surprising.”.”
Shortly after Hawkins’ death was announced, dozens of fans, along with journalists and videographers, began to gather outside the hotel where the band was staying, and many seemed to be in complete shock at the news..
The band was forced to cancel a concert that it was going to present in the Colombian capital as part of the Estero Picnic Festival, apologizing to the audience due to a “serious medical condition.”.”
Hawkins, who was married and father of two teens, Oliver and Annabelle, had just finished a batch of tour dates in South America where the band last played in San Isidro, Argentina, last Sunday..
The talented musician joined the band in 1997 after the group completed their second album.
Four years after joining the band, Hawkins overdosed on heroin and ended up in a two-week coma in 2001..
Although the drummer was distinguished by talent and imagination, he was suffering from the feeling that he did not take the place he deserved by playing behind singer and guitarist Foss Dave Grohl, one of the greatest players in the history of rock music.
In addition to the nine albums he released with the Vofighters, he released three other albums with his band, Taylor Hawkins, in addition to another album..