Nirvana's Kurt Cobain committed suicide 23 years ago today
Lead singer of Seattle's grunge rock band Nirvana commits suicide.
— -- On April 8, 1994, an electrician went to Kurt Cobain's home in suburban Seattle to do some work. When he looked inside of a garage window, he saw Cobain's body. According to Seattle police, the singer was found with a gunshot wound to his head and a suicide note was left inside the house. Coroner's reports said he died days earlier on April 5.
Cobain was the lead singer, songwriter and guitar player for the rock band "Nirvana," which helped define the "grunge rock" movement. He was 27.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct date of Cobain’s death and information about when he was found. The singer’s body was discovered in his Seattle-area home on April 8, 1994. Officials said he committed suicide three days earlier on April 5, 1994.