Hunter S. Thompson found dead
`Hunter S. Thompson, the American author and journalist died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Colorado on Sunday.
The 67-year-old hero of counter culture and creator of “gonzo journalism”, best known for his book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, was found by his son Juan on Sunday evening according to the Aspen Daily News. Thompson’s wife, Anita Thompson, 32, was reportedly not at home when the shooting occurred.
“On February 20, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson took his life with a gunshot to the head at his fortified compound in Woody Creek, Colorado. The family will provide more information about memorial service and media contacts shortly. Hunter prized his privacy and we ask that his friends and admirers respect that privacy as well as that of his family,” Juan and Anita Thompson said in a statement released to the Aspen Daily News. “He stomped terra.”‘
February 21st, 2005 at 8:59 pm
so sad –your blog was my first news of this
February 22nd, 2005 at 11:08 pm
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.. 🙂
I always assumed he’d die of cancer or something. He didn’t seem the sort to kill himself, but given that I’ve only read a few of his books and never met the fellow or anything, I’m hardly the judge of who seems what sort. [shrug]