Keith Emerson's Death Officially Ruled a Suicide by Coroner
Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer photographed in Copenhagen,
Denmark in the 1970s.
Los
Angeles coroner's spokesman Ed Winter said Tuesday (March 15) the
determination was made after an autopsy showed Emerson shot himself in
the head. He says there were also signs the 71-year-old man had a heart
condition.
Emerson's body was found early Friday by his longtime partner.
Authorities suspected Emerson shot himself but the determination did not become official until after the autopsy.
Emerson,
drummer Carl Palmer and vocalist/guitarist Greg Lake were giants of
progressive rock in the 1970s, recording six platinum-selling albums.
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