Former 'Alice in Chains,' 'Celebrity Rehab' star dies in Salt Lake City
Updated: 3/08/2011 6:25 pm | Published: 3/08/2011 4:10 pm
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Mike Starr, the former bassist for Alice in Chains has died, according to police.
Police have confirmed that they checked a residence at 1:42 p.m. at 1986 South Richards Street in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, where they discovered Starr's body.
He was 44 years old.
The cause of death was not immediately known.
Starr was arrested for illegal prescription drug possession in Salt Lake City in February.
Starr was the original bassist for Alice in Chains a rock band that made its mark on the "grunge" scene with roots in the Seattle area. He left the group in 1993. Another original band member Layne Staley, died from a cocaine and heroin overdose in 2002.
Starr appeared in 2010 on the VH1 cable reality show "Celebrity Rehab" after suffering from a heroin addiction.
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