A medical examiner in Wayne County, Michigan, determined Thursday that singer Chris Cornells death was a suicide by hanging, the county announced on its Facebook page.

The Soundgarden singer, 52, was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor of a hotel room at the MGM Grand Casino in Detroit early Thursday. He was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene, according to The New York Times.

When the units arrived they were met by a gentleman who indicated that Chris Cornell had been found in his room, police spokesman Michael Woody told the AP Thursday morning . When officers went to the room they found Chris Cornell laying [sic] in his bathroom, unresponsive and he had passed away.