Crime & Safety
In Final Moments Before Suicide, Cornelius Called His Son
The legendary creator of Soul Train died Tuesday morning in his home on Mulholland Drive in Studio City.
Shortly before he is believed to have in the head in his Studio City home on Muholland Drive, a distraught Don Cornelius, the legendary creator of Soul Train, called his son early Tuesday morning, according to a report in the L.A. Times.
His son rushed to the home and found his father dead, according to police.
"Detectives have determined that there is no evidence of foul play, and that Mr. Cornelius died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound," said LAPD Officer Bruce Borihanh.
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In 1971, Cornelius launched Soul Train, which went on to become one of TV's longest-running syndicated programs. He stopped hosting Soul Train in 1993. The show ceased production in 2006.
"The death was reported as a suicide, a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head," said coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter. Cornelius was pronounced dead at 4:56 a.m., Winter said.
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