Taylor Hawkins was experiencing chest pains when an ambulance was called to his hotel room, officials say
- The Foo Fighters announced that drummer Taylor Hawkins died at age 50 in a statement on Friday.
- Officials said an ambulance was dispatched to Hawkins' hotel room after reports of "a patient with chest pains."
Colombian officials launched an investigation into the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
The official Foo Fighters Twitter account revealed on Friday that Hawkins died at age 50. The band was touring in South America and was set to perform in Bogota, Colombia.
In a press release shared to Twitter on Saturday, Bogotá's District Department of Health said Hawkins died in a hotel on Friday located in Chapinero.
Hawkins' band and Colombian authorities have yet to release his cause of death.
The press release, published in Spanish, said that the city's local emergency center received a report of a patient with chest pains at the hotel. Officials said an ambulance was dispatched to the scene and a healthcare professional attempted to resuscitate Hawkins, but there was no response. He was declared deceased, the press release said.
Authorities then removed the body from the scene and began an investigation into the death, according to the press release.
"The District Department of Health mourns the death of this talented musician and drummer, widely recognized internationally for his work," the press release said.
According to a Saturday tweet from Colombia's attorney general's office, a team of prosecutors and investigators have been assigned to the investigation.
Representatives for Foo Fighters did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
In their statement, the Foo Fighters said the members were "devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever."
Travis Barker was among fellow musicians like Ozzy Ozbourne and Miley Cyrus to speak out on social media after Hawkins' death.
"I don't have the words. Sad to write this or to never see you again. I'll never forget Laguna Beach days when I was a trash man playing in a punk rock band and you were playing with Alanis," Barker shared Saturday on Instagram. "You'd come watch me play in dive bars and be like, 'kid you're a star.' And I thought you were crazy but you gave me so much hope and determination."