Soul Train Host Don Cornelius Dead At 75; Investigated As Possible Suicide
Feb. 1 2012, Published 9:30 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Soul Train’s legendary creator and host Don Cornelius is dead -- in what could be a case of suicide.
Police tell Breaking Celebrity News that Cornelius, 75, was found shot in the head at his home in Sherman Oaks, California at approximately 4 a.m. PT Wednesday.
Authorities say Cornelius was taken to Cedars-Sinai hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
We’re also told that he was alone in the home at the time, and officials are investigating it as a possible case of suicide.
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His family has been told of the death.
A source told the L.A. Times there were no signs of foul play.
Soul Train premiered in 1971 and stayed on the air until 2006. Cornelius stopp