<P> Bennington committed suicide by hanging at his home in Palos Verdes Estates, California; his housekeeper discovered his body around 9: 00 a.m. PDT on July 20, 2017 . Mike Shinoda confirmed his death on Twitter, writing, "Shocked and heartbroken, but it's true . An official statement will come out as soon as we have one". On July 21, Brian Elias, the chief of operations for the office of the medical examiner - coroner, confirmed that a half - empty bottle of alcohol was found at the scene, but no other drugs were present . The band announced that they had canceled the North American Tour of their One More Light Tour following Bennington's death and those tickets will be refunded . </P> <P> Bennington's funeral was held at South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes, California on July 29 . In addition to his family members and close friends, many musicians who toured or played with Linkin Park were also in attendance . The service also included a full stage for musical tributes . He was buried at South Coast Botanical Garden in Palos Verdes Estates, California . </P> <P> Bennington filmed an episode of "Carpool Karaoke" six days before his death . Bennington's family allowed the episode to be aired on October 12, 2017 . On August 27, during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, Jared Leto received media attention for his tribute to Bennington and Chris Cornell . Some of his former band mates from Dead By Sunrise and Grey Daze united to perform a tribute for Bennington during a concert on September 2 in Las Vegas . Linkin Park will also host a public tribute for Bennington in Los Angeles on October 27, titled Linkin Park and Friends - Celebrate Life In Honor of Chester Bennington . The event will feature the band's first performance following his death, along with performances from Blink - 182 and members of System of a Down, Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Bring Me the Horizon, Yellowcard, and singer Kiiara . </P> <P> Bennington's death occurred on what would have been Chris Cornell's 53rd birthday . Cornell, who was a close friend of Bennington, had also committed suicide by hanging two months prior . Bennington commented on Cornell's death on Instagram by stating, "I can't imagine a world without you in it ." Shinoda noted that Bennington was very emotional when the band performed "One More Light" in his honor, where he could not finish singing the song, be it in rehearsal or in a live performance setting . Bennington sang Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" at Cornell's funeral . He was also the godfather of Cornell's son Christopher . </P>

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