Tina Turner's son Ronnie is found dead at his LA home aged 62
BREAKING NEWS: Tina Turner’s cancer-survivor son Ronnie is found dead at his LA home aged 62, four years after his brother Craig killed himself
- Ronnie Turner, 62, was found dead at his San Fernando Valley home Friday
- Police were said to have first received a call Thursday morning about Ronnie struggling to breathe outside his home
- Neighbors attempted CPR, but their efforts failed and he was pronounced dead on the scene
- It comes just four years after the singer’s older son, Craig, shot himself dead in July 2018 at the age of 59
Tina Turner’s son Ronnie has been found dead at his Los Angeles home aged just 62, TMZ revealed Friday morning.
Ronnie is said to have been found unresponsive by neighbors, whose efforts to revive him unsuccessful.
A cause of death has not been announced, and it remains unclear whether his death was related to his previous cancer diagnosis. His famous mother has yet to comment on his death.
Ronnie’s death comes just four years after the singer’s older son, Craig, shot himself dead in July 2018. Turner gave birth to Craig when she was just 18, having gotten pregnant by saxophone player Raymond Hill.
Craig worked as a realtor and killed himself at his Studio City home in July 2018 aged just 59.
Ronnie was born in 1960, to Tina and her husband Ike. The couple split in 1976 after Tina accused Ike of beating her up, with Ike dying of a drug overdose in 2007.
Ronnie Turner is pictured with his wife Feda at a memorial service for his late father Ike in 2007. Ronnie was found dead at his LA home on Friday morning
Police were said to be first called to Ronnie’s home Thursday morning, when a person — presumably his wife Feda — called to report that he was struggling to breathe outside their Los Angeles home.
Paramedics then rushed to the home in San Fernando Valley, where they found bystanders attempting CPR.
But their efforts ultimately failed, and Ronnie was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ronnie starred alongside his mom in 1993 biopic What’s Love Got To Do With It, which told the story of her life.
He had previously faced a history of drug-related arrests, and was busted in August 1999 for possession of cocaine — with authorities alleging he was selling the drugs.
Tina, pictured at a concert in Germany in 2000, has yet to comment on her son’s death
Tina and Ike are pictured with their children in 1972. Ronnie is pictured bottom right in the brown suit. His brother Craig, who killed himself in 2018, stands above him in gray tweed
She also adopted ex-husband Ike Turner’s two sons, Ike Jr and Mike. Ike Jr told DailyMail.com in 2018 that he was estranged from his adoptive mother.
Mike keeps a very low profile, with little known about his private life.
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