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He may still be alive, albeit barely. https://twitter.com/tmz/status/914953557614268416

"EMTs were able to find a pulse when they found him, but TMZ reported that the hospital found no brain activity when he arrived. A decision was made to pull life support. CBS confirmed Petty's death. He was 66."

EDIT: Thanks to @erickhill and @protomyth for letting me know that he hasn't passed yet.

the 1:35 PT TMZ update:

1:35 PM PT -- Sources tell us at 10:30 Monday morning a chaplain was called to Tom's hospital room. We're told the family has a do not resuscitate order on Tom. The singer is not expected to live throughout the day, but he's still clinging to life. A report that the LAPD confirmed the singer's death is inaccurate -- the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. handled the emergency.

https://twitter.com/LAPDHQ/status/914956939443920897

"(1/2)The LAPD has no information about the passing of singer Tom Petty. Initial information was inadvertantly provided to some media sources"

"(2/2) However, the LAPD has no investigative role in this matter. We apologize for any inconvenience in this reporting."

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