Michael Jackson pronounced dead

By: Cole Bertsos Posted: 06/25/09 6:23pm Comments: 7

(Update) Doctors have officially pronounced pop superstar Michael Jackson dead this afternoon after arriving at the UCLA Medical Center this afternoon in a deep coma, city and law enforcement officials have told the LA Times.

Jackson was found earlier today, not breathing, by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics and rushed to the medical center after receiving CPR from paramedics in his home.

(6:20 p.m.) It has been reported that pop superstar Michael Jackson is currently in a coma at the UCLA Medical Center. The LA Times reported that Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics were at Jackson’s Bel Air rental home after receiving a call from inside the house.

While it is unclear who made the call to the paramedics, Jackson was found not breathing and after performing CPR, paramedics rushed Jackson to the UCLA Medical Center.

While there is no further information available at this time on Jackson’s current condition, a law enforcement source has told the LA Times that family has begun arriving at his bedside.