Crime & Safety
Elvis Presley's Grandson Found Dead In Calabasas At 27
Benjamin Keough, the son of Lisa Marie Presley, was found dead from a possible self-inflicted gunshot wound.
CALABASAS, CA — Benjamin Keough, the son of Lisa Marie Presley and grandson of Elvis Presley, has died at 27.
Presley’s representative Roger Widynowski said in a Sunday statement to the Associated Press that she was “heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated” over her son’s death.
TMZ reported that Keough died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Calabasas. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s officer confirmed that Keough was the man found by deputies in the 24800 block of Alexandra Court, but did not say how he died.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department initially reported that Keough’s body was found in the street, and ruled that death as a possible homicide.
Keough was the son of Lisa Marie Presley and actor Danny Keough. Presley and Keough have another daughter Riley, 31, and two 11-year-old twins from another marriage.
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“She is completely heartbroken, inconsolable, and beyond devastated but trying to stay strong for her 11-year-old twins and her oldest daughter, Riley,” said Widynowski. “She adored that boy. He was the love of her life.”
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