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Rock star found dead in hotel hallway

August 22, 2016 By: Stephen Dietrich

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Guitarist Matt Roberts, a founding member of the rock band 3 Doors Down, has died in Wisconsin.

The 38-year-old was in West Bend to perform at a benefit. The West Bend Police Department says someone called authorities around 7 a.m. Saturday to report an unconscious man in a hotel hallway. Police and firefighters found Roberts dead.

The police statement says there were no signs of trauma and the cause of death was not immediately known. An autopsy was planned for Sunday.

Roberts left 3 Doors Down in 2012 for health reasons. According to Billboard, he helped found the band with vocalist Brad Arnold and bassist Todd Harrell. They were all natives of Escatawpa, Mississippi.

The band’s biggest hit was the 2000 song “Kryptonite,” which was nominated for a Grammy Award.

The Associated Press contributed to this article. 

About the Author

Stephen Dietrich

Stephen is a U.S. Army veteran with over a decade of combined experience in political commentary, economics, and news.

Comments

  1. Barry Bishop says

    August 22, 2016 at 8:26 pm

    make America great again,

    vote for trump

    • American Citizen says

      August 23, 2016 at 7:00 pm

      Amen.
      Dump the Fromp Hillary Rotten Clinton

  2. Barbara says

    August 23, 2016 at 11:52 am

    R.I.P

  3. STEVE says

    August 23, 2016 at 1:19 pm

    LOVE ME WHEN I’M GONE…FANTASTIC SONG FOR THE TROOPS. I WAS STATIONED IN S. KOREA AT THE TIME AND THE SONG WAS PLAYING, LOUD IN THE BX WITH SOME VERY COOL U.S. WARTHOGS, F-16’S, STEALTH’S, B-1’S AND OTHERS DROPPING THEIR PAYLOADS OVER IN SWA OVER THE RAGHEADS IN WHAT SHOULD HAVE STOPPED ALL THE ISIS CRAP WE’RE DEALING WITH TODAY. WHAT A GREAT SONG AND ACCOMPANYING VIDEO. THIS BAND ALSO PLAYED FOR THE TROOPS MANY TIMES, MANY AREAS, GOD BLESS THIS PERSON AND HIS FAMILY AND HIS BAND. SIGNED, A TRUE TROOP FAN FOR FOR ALL YOU DID FOR US, YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO BUT YOU DID, THANKS. R.I.P.

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