Tom Petty was taken to UCLA Medical Center for a cardiac incident Sunday night, law enforcement has confirmed to The Times, but as of 1:15 p.m. Monday there was no official confirmation that the 66-year-old rock musician had died. CBS updated its report even as the likes of John Mayer, Jake Owen and Peter Frampton — not to mention multitudes of non-celebrity fans — were sharing their sadness and Tom Petty memories on social media. At noon Monday, TMZ reported that Petty had been rushed to the hospital. It updated its story a half hour later, saying a decision had been made to pull life support. An hour after that, it reported Petty was "still clinging to life," though a chaplain had been called in around 10:30 a.m.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 02, 2017 21:42 UTC