Tom Petty Dies, Manager Says

Tom Petty Dies, Manager Says
Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform during their 40th Anniversary Tour at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., on April 25, 2017 . (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Sacks and Co)
Epoch Newsroom
10/2/2017
Updated:
10/3/2017
Update: Tom Petty’s manager says he died on Monday night, the CNN and New York Times reported.
“He suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours of this morning and was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived. He died peacefully at 8:40pm PT surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends,” Tom Dimitriades said in a statement.

Reuters contributed to this report.