Whitney Houston starb am Samstag um 15.45 Uhr (Ortszeit) im Beverly Hills Hotel, nachdem Rettungskräfte über eine halbe Stunde vergeblich versucht hatten die Sängerin wiederzubeleben. Das gab der Sprecher des Beverly Hills Police Department, Mark Rosen, auf einer Pressekonferenz bekannt. Houston war von Ihrem Leibwächter tot in ihrer Suite aufgefunden worden. Die Todes Ursache ist derzeit noch nicht bekannt. Sie wurde 48 Jahre alt.


Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, has died at the age of 48.

Police responded to an emergency call at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles at about 3:45 p.m. PT, said Lt. Mark Rosen with the Beverly Hills police. Emergency workers found Houston in her fourth-floor suite and attempted to revive her but were unsuccessful, Rosen told KABC-TV.

She was pronounced dead just before 4 p.m., Rosen said. Her body remained at the hotel while detectives were investigating.
Houston's publicist, Kristen Foster, said Saturday that the cause of her death was unknown.