PUMANAW ang up-and-coming rapper na si Lil Peep (Gustav Ahr ang tunay na pangalan) sa edad na 21 nitong nakaraang buwan dahil sa toxic effects ng fentanyl at alprazolam (Xanax), kumpirmadong ulat ng ET.
Ayon sa toxicology report, na nakuha ng ET mula sa The Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, aksidente ang pagkamatay ng rapper. Ibinunyag din sa report na mayroon pang ibang droga sa kanyang dugo, kabilang ang marijuana, cocaine, Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone (Dilaudid), Oxycodone at Oxymorphone.
Sa naunang ulat ng ET, natagpuang walang malay si Lil Peep sa kanyang tour bus papunta sa kanyang concert sa Tucson, Arizona, noong Nobyembre 15. Pumanaw siya tatlong buwan makaraang ilabas ang kanyang debut album na Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1.
“I am shocked and heartbroken. I do not believe Peep wanted to die, this is so tragic,” lahad ni Sarah Stennett, CEO ng First Access Entertainment, ang kumpanya na kapartner ni Peep noong 2016, sa ET sa isang pahayg nang mga oras na iyon. “He had big goals and dreams for the future which he had shared with me, his team, his family and his friends. He was highly intelligent, hugely creative, massively charismatic, gentle and charming. He had huge ambition and his career was flourishing.”
“I have spoken to his mother and she asked me to convey that she is very, very proud of him and everything he was able to achieve in his short life,” dagdag pa ni Stennett. “She is truly grateful to the fans and the people who have supported and loved him.”