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Michael Jackson has died at just 50 years old, leaving fans to wonder
what might have killed the legendary performer they knew simply as
the 'King of Pop.' Here, fans in Mexico City attend an impromptu vigil
that sprang up after news of the pop star became public.
Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo
The death of legendary singer Michael Jackson has friends, fans and loved ones wondering what could have killed the legendary King of Pop, who was just 50 years old and, despite rumors to the contrary, reportedly healthy and energetic as he prepared to launch a worldwide comeback tour.
Questions had been raised about Jackson's health when his tour was announced in March. Promoters at the time said that Jackson had undergone a undergone a four-and-a-half-hour medical examination as part of his preparations for the tour.
Jackson's brother, Jermaine, issued a statement to reporters this afternoon in which he said that the cause of Jackson's death was believed to be cardiac arrest, but that the official cause remains unlisted pending autopsy results.
He said that Jackson's personal physician had attempted to revive the star after he collapsed sometime after noon at this rented Holmby Hills home.
A 911 call was placed, and paramedics arrived at about 12:30 p.m., and began resuscitation attempts. They continued resuscitation efforts as they transported Jackson to nearby UCLA Medical Center, where they arrived at 1:14 p.m.
At the hospital, a team of emergency room and cardiac physicians continued resuscitation efforts for about another hour to no avail. Jackson was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.pm. His body has been taken to the L.A. County coroner by helicopter.
Meanwhile, as friends and family await the autopsy results that will explain just what took the life of Michael Jackson, his fans continue to mourn one of the greatest entertainers of all time, the man the world knew simply as 'The King of Pop.'
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