‘BEYOND DEVASTATED’
Elvis’ grandson Benjamin Keough dead at 27 – Lisa Marie Presley ‘heartbroken’ after son’s suicide by shotgun
LISA Marie Presley’s son Benjamin Keough has passed away at just 27 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Benjamin's cause of death is a shotgun wound and the manner is classified as a suicide, the Los Angeles Coroner confirmed to The Sun following a July 13 autopsy.
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The Coroner's Office confirmed toxicology results are pending.
His mother, the only child of legendary crooner Elvis Presley, is "devastated" over the death of her only son, a family source told The Sun.
The Sun can reveal he was found at Lisa’s family home in Calabasas, California about 6:30am local time on July 12, although it is unknown if she, or her other children, were at the property at the time.
A source revealed: “Other family members were told early in the morning, it is shocking news but it also isn't a huge surprise as he had been struggling. Everyone is heartbroken and devastated.”
Police told The Sun in a statement: "Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau detectives are continuing their death investigation of a male White adult in his 20s..."
Authorities went on "Detectives have learned that deputies assigned to Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station responded to the location regarding a 'rescue response' call.
"Upon their arrival, they located the victim suffering from one gunshot wound to the upper torso.
"The victim was pronounced dead at the scene."
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A rep for Lisa, Roger Widynowski, revealed to that Lisa Marie is "completely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated" by the tragic loss.
Widynowski said the mom-of-four is trying to stay strong for her 11-year-old twins and her oldest daughter Riley. "She adored that boy," he said. "He was the love of her life."
Law enforcement sources reportedly told TMZ that Ben died on Sunday in Calabasas, California, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Ben’s sister is actress and model Riley Keough, 30, who is married to Mad Max star Ben Smith-Petersen.
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Lisa, 52, who was once famously married to singer Michael Jackson, is the only daughter of legendary singer Elvis Presley.
A savvy businesswoman, Presley has released a number of albums including "To Whom It May Concern", "Now What" and "Storm & Grace".
Her first album went to platinum, with it being praised as having a "distinctive flair."
She has also spoken out to support sufferers of AIDS.
After splitting from Riley and Ben's dad, musician Danny Keough, the singer married Michael Jackson in 1994.
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The pair met in 1975 when a seven-year-old Presley attended several of his concerts in Las Vegas and became friends in adult life in 1992, where she helped him through his most troubled times.
But it wasn't meant to be and the couple split in 1996.
She then married Nicholas Cage, with the marriage lasting just 108 days in 2002.
Presley went on to marry her music producer Michael Lockwood, with the pair having twin daughters.
They divorced after 10 years of marriage.
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Lisa has four children – Danielle Riley Keough and Benjamin Keough, and twin girls, Harper and Finley in 2008.
The mom made headlines last year when her daughters were reportedly taken into care after she allegedly found indecent images of kids on their dad's computer.
Twins run in the musician's family, with her father Elvis having a still born twin brother.
Her mother Priscilla also had twin brothers.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.
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