Former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr dies

(CNN) - Mike Starr, the former Alice in Chains Bassist whose battle with drugs was chronicled on the reality TV show "Celebrity Rehab," was found dead in Salt Lake City, Officials said.
They was 44
They said police responded to a call on Tuesday of a Possible Death at a residence. The cause of death and the mainland were Not Immediately available.
Starr's former Alice in Chains Band mates, Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney, released a statement, offering Their support for his family. The band's original singer, Layne Staley, Died from a drug overdose in 2002.
"Jerry and Sean are Mourning the Loss of Their friend and ask the media That Respect Their Privacy - and the privacy of Mike's family - DURING this Difficult Time. Their thoughts & Prayers are with Mike's family," it read.
Alice in Chains, a U.S. grunge band, Shot to fame in the early 1990s. Starr left the group soon after the release of the ITS 1992 album, "Dirt."