Founding Jackson 5 member death on Sunday night has broken many of his fans’ heart. According to KOB 4, died after having a medical episode in Gallup, New Mexico, per police. At approximately 6:17 p.
m. last night, someone waved down a Gallup police officer who was near the American Heritage Plaza. While on the scene, the officer learned that someone needed medical attention, which prompted the ambulance to show up to the scene also.
Police identified the person who paramedics took to the hospital and pronounced dead happened to be . News of this is coming through amid an ongoing investigation that is still in its preliminary stages according to police, per KOB 4. “Investigators are actively interviewing witnesses and examining both physical and electronic records.
The Department’s understanding of the facts and circumstances may evolve as additional evidence is gathered analyzed,” the Gallup Police Department wrote on social media. As of now, Tito’s exact cause of death isn’t known. Longtime family friend and former Jackson family manager Steve Manning announced Tito’s death to Entertainment Tonight.
Steve seems to believe that Tito had a heart attack while he was driving from New Mexico to Oklahoma. So far, people who have a connection to Tito have shared their condolences on social media. Posting to Facebook former Jackson 5 drummer Jonathan 'Sugarfoot' Moffett said: "There is great, great sadness in my heart, spirit, and soul tonight.
My wife and I just left .