Michael Jackson's Death, All The Details
June 25 2009, Published 12:08 p.m. ET
Michael Jackson has died and some of his family - including siblings Tito and La Toya - have arrived at the hospital RadarOnline.com has confirmed. Click here to see pictures of Michael arriving at the hospital in an ambulance. The singer passed away Thursday afternoon at UCLA Medical Center. “The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a medical emergency at 12:21 PM to the 100 block of Carolwood Drive,” Capt. Steve Rudha told RadarOnline.com. “We dispatched two paramedics and four firefighters who responded to the scene and treated the patient to the best of our abilities and transported the patient to UCLA.”
Click here for a look at Jackson over the years
The patient, of course, was Michael Jackson who was living in a rented Los Angeles estate when he suffered a cardiac arrest. He was rushed by ambulance to UCLA Medical Center with paramedics performing CPR all the way there.
Click here to see pictures outside Jackson's house
RadarOnline.com spoke to neighbor Roxanna Radina who said it looked like there was a several minute delay in paramedics reaching Jackson. The paramedics and fire unit had to wait several minutes at the gate of his house because two tour buses were blocking the ambulance.
A source close to the singer told RadarOnline.com that the situation was “grim” from the moment the paramedics arrived.
Michael is survived by his three children and an iconic legacy.