Former One Direction member Liam Payne found dead in Argentina

British musician Liam Payne, former member of the boy band One Direction, died on Wednesday October 16 at the age of 31 in Argentina, Buenos Aires police announced.

“Liam James Payne, songwriter and guitarist, former member of the band One Direction, died today after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Palermo”a district of the Argentine capital, police said in a statement.

The musician presented “very serious injuries following his fall, we pronounced him dead, there was no possibility of resuscitation”declared the head of emergencies, Alberto Crescenti, on local television.

He said emergency services were called to the Casa Sur hotel in the Palermo district after receiving a call at 5:04 p.m. local time (8:04 p.m. GMT).

Arriving seven minutes later, a team “found this man dead and later we found out he was a singer in a band”he continued.

An investigation into the causes of death has been opened.

One Direction, formed in 2010 and frequently nicknamed “One D”, consisted of five members: Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik. They have released five albums and won numerous awards such as: Brit Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, American Music Awards, Teen Choice Awards, Billboard Music Awards.

The announcement in 2015 of a break in the group’s career, never formalized as a separation, upset millions of fans.

According to “Billboard” magazine, Liam Payne attended a concert by his former partner Niall Horan in Buenos Aires on October 2.