Elvis Presley’s grandson, 27, dies in apparent suicide

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — A little-known member of one of rock ‘n’ roll music’s royal families, Benjamin Keough, grandson of the late Elvis Presley and only son of his daughter Lisa Marie Presley, has died aged 27, her spokesman said on Sunday.

There was no immediate word from authorities on the circumstances or timing of Keough’s death. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office confirmed only that the death of an individual of his name and age was under investigation.

Citing unnamed law enforcement sources, celebrity news website TMZ said Keough had taken his own life on Sunday in Calabasas, California, a community northwest of Los Angeles. That information could not be independently verified. Other reports said he died from a self-inflicted gunshot. Keough was the younger of the two children Lisa Marie had by her first husband, musician Danny Keough, before their divorce in 1994. The other is actress Riley Keough, 31.

Benjamin was himself a musician who struck a record deal and had earned a couple of acting credits in his burgeoning career, TMZ said.

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