Veteran rocker Tom Petty has passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 66. Petty’s longtime manager confirmed the singer’s death and said that the the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer took his last breath at his home in Malibu, reported People magazine.
“On behalf of the Tom Petty family we are devastated to announce the untimely death of our father, husband, brother, leader, and friend Tom Petty.
“He suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours of this morning and was taken to UClA Medical Center but could not be revived. He died peacefully at 8:40 pm surrounded by family, his bandmates, and friends,” the singer’s manager said in a statement.
The news of Petty’s death capped a whirlwind day after his hospitalisation following cardiac arrest.