Suicide of Kurt Cobain

1994 suicide of Nirvana singer and guitarist Suicide of Kurt CobainKurt Cobain's Seattle home (pictured in 2010), adjacent to the greenhouse on his property where he diedDatec. April 5, 1994; 32 years ago (1994-04-05)Location171 Lake Washington Blvd E, Denny-Blaine, Seattle, Washington, U.S.TypeSuicide by gunshot (twenty-gauge shotgun)Deaths1 (Kurt Cobain) On April 8, 1994, Kurt Cobain, the lead singer and guitarist of the American rock band Nirvana, was found dead at his home on Lake Washington Boulevard, Seattle. Forensic investigators and a coroner determined that Cobain had died on approximately April 5, three days prior. The Seattle Police Department incident report stated that Cobain was found with a Remington Model 11 shotgun across his body and had suffered a visible gunshot wound to the head; a suicide note was also discovered nearby. Seattle police confirmed his death as a suicide. Conspiracy theories that Cobain was murdered were spread and reported to the FBI, partially due to an Unsolved Mysteries episode dedicated to Cobain's death. Background Nirvana pictured c. 1992; Cobain with guitar Kurt Cobain was the lead singer and guitarist of the American rock band Nirvana,