http://www.tmz.com/2017/05/19/chris-cornell-suicide-drugs-ativan-dead/If this is true, It's even more heartbreaking!
via Uproxx, 'Chris Cornell’s family is pushing back against the determination by the medical examiner that the Soundgarden singer took his own life. According to a statement issued by the family’s lawyer, Kirk Pasich, “Without the results of toxicology tests, we do not know what was going on with Chris — or if any substances contributed to his demise.” Adding, “Chris, a recovering addict, had a prescription for Ativan and may have taken more Ativan than recommended dosages. The family believes that if Chris took his life, he did not know what he was doing, and that drugs or other substances may have affected his actions.”
According to published reports, Cornell was found dead in his hotel room in Detroit on Wednesday night just after performing a show with Soundgarden at the Fox Theater. When police arrived on the scene they noticed a band around his neck, and the medical examiner later determined that he had committed suicide by hanging.'