Loopy City frontman Shifty Shellshock’s sudden demise at age 49 has been linked to fentanyl, officers have confirmed.
In a press release launched yesterday (September 24), per Rolling Stone, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner revealed that Shellshock – actual title Seth Brooks Binzer – died from the mixed results of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine. In addition they verify earlier statements by Binzer’s consultant, Howie Hubberman, that the demise was an accident at his house earlier this 12 months (June 24).
On the time, Hubberman mentioned: “Seth has been fighting substance abuse issues for fairly someday. Seth was not proud of the each day wrestle that’s known as life. Some individuals cope in many alternative methods. It’s unlucky we lose so many individuals to dependancy and accessibility to dangerous medicine. Shifty was a real-life tragedy. Too quick, too arduous, too quickly.”
The frontman had additionally been vocal about his private struggles previously – showing on varied actuality sequence within the ’00s in a bid to boost consciousness for and assist fight his wrestle with dependancy.
Again in 2012, it was reported that the artist had been in a coma and was receiving remedy in a Los Angeles Intensive Care Unit. He had remained within the hospital’s look after per week and, in accordance with varied retailers, was induced into the coma attributable to drug-related points.
That very same 12 months he was convicted of cocaine possession and home violence costs towards his girlfriend. He was sentenced to a few years probation.
In more moderen years he had encountered additional battles in his private life, and in 2023 was arrested for drunk-driving. He additionally made headlines after he obtained into an altercation with bandmate Bobby Reeves throughout certainly one of his dwell reveals.
He’s survived by three sons, and a full post-mortem report with extra particulars is anticipated to be issued subsequent month (October 11).
Earlier this 12 months, UK hurt discount providers issued warnings a few pretend and laced benzo “disaster”, which might result in a “fentanyl-style epidemic”.
