February 21, 2005

Hunter S. Thompson commits suicide
By Times Online

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."

"The sheriff’s department can confirm the apparent death by a
self-inflicted gunshot wound of Hunter S. Thompson at his home," said
Tricia Louthis, a spokeswoman for the Pitkin County sheriff’s
department in the western American state of Colorado.

Thompson's life and extraordinary drug-inspired adventures were brought
to the screen in a film of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, starring
Johnny Depp.


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