Jackson suffered a heart attack around noon, according to father Joe Jackson, and never recovered. He was prounced dead at 2:26 p.m., officials said.Nothing official cause of death will be announced until after an autopsy is performed, but doctors have indicated that Michael Jackson indeed died after suffering cardiac arrest this afternoon.
"My brother, the legendary king of pop, Michael Jackson, passed away on Thursday, June 25, at 2:26 p.m." brother Jermaine Jackson told the media gathered outside Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center shortly before 6:30 p.m.
"It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, the cause of his death is unknown until the results of the autopsy are known."
Jermaine continued: "The personal physician who was with him at the time attempted to resuscitate my brother. As did paramedics who transported him" to the hospital.
"Upon arriving at the hospital at approximately 1:14 p.m., a team of doctors, including emergency phsyicians and cardiologists, attempted to resuscitate him for a period of one hour and they were unsuccessful.
"Our family requests that the media please respect our privacy during this tough time, and may Allah be with you Michael, always."
Craig Harvey, a spokesman for the L.A. County Department of Coroner, said that Jackson's body is expected to be transported from the hospital to their office sometime tonight.
An autopsy could be performed as early as Friday, but the full extent of the coroner's findings will not be available for several weeks, when the results of toxicology tests come back.
Because Jackson was not under the care of any UCLA doctor for a particular condition at the time of his death, the job of signing off on his death certificate goes to the coroner's office..m., officials said.
"My brother, the legendary king of pop, Michael Jackson, passed away on Thursday, June 25, at 2:26 p.m." brother Jermaine Jackson told the media gathered outside Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center shortly before 6:30 p.m.
"It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, the cause of his death is unknown until the results of the autopsy are known."
Jermaine continued: "The personal physician who was with him at the time attempted to resuscitate my brother. As did paramedics who transported him" to the hospital.
"Upon arriving at the hospital at approximately 1:14 p.m., a team of doctors, including emergency phsyicians and cardiologists, attempted to resuscitate him for a period of one hour and they were unsuccessful.
"Our family requests that the media please respect our privacy during this tough time, and may Allah be with you Michael, always."
Craig Harvey, a spokesman for the L.A. County Department of Coroner, said that Jackson's body is expected to be transported from the hospital to their office sometime tonight.
An autopsy could be performed as early as Friday, but the full extent of the coroner's findings will not be available for several weeks, when the results of toxicology tests come back.
Because Jackson was not under the care of any UCLA doctor for a particular condition at the time of his death, the job of signing off on his death certificate goes to the coroner's office..m., officials said.
No one—and we mean no one—was ready for this. But the tributes to Michael Jackson, the pioneering pop-rock artist who died today at the tragically premature age of 50, started pouring in immediately.
And the flood isn't likely to dissipate anytime soon, as evidenced merely by the throngs of fans who lined the street outside UCLA Medical Center, where the King of Pop was pronounced dead shortly after suffering a massive heart attack.
Quincy Jones, who produced Jackson's seminal album Thriller and many more hits, was one of the first to publicly react to his longtime friend and colleague's passing.
"I am absolutely devastated at this tragic and unexpected news," the 76-year-old mogul said. "For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don't have the words. Divinity brought our souls together on The Wiz and allowed us to do what we were able to throughout the 80's. To this day, the music we created together on Off The Wall, Thriller and Bad is played in every corner of the world and the reason for that is because he had it all…talent, grace, professionalism and dedication.
"He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I've lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him."
And the flood isn't likely to dissipate anytime soon, as evidenced merely by the throngs of fans who lined the street outside UCLA Medical Center, where the King of Pop was pronounced dead shortly after suffering a massive heart attack.
Quincy Jones, who produced Jackson's seminal album Thriller and many more hits, was one of the first to publicly react to his longtime friend and colleague's passing.
"I am absolutely devastated at this tragic and unexpected news," the 76-year-old mogul said. "For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don't have the words. Divinity brought our souls together on The Wiz and allowed us to do what we were able to throughout the 80's. To this day, the music we created together on Off The Wall, Thriller and Bad is played in every corner of the world and the reason for that is because he had it all…talent, grace, professionalism and dedication.
"He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I've lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him."
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