Mikey Welsh, best known as the bassist for the rock band Weezer, died unexpectedly on Saturday, according to the band. He was 40 years.
Darryl Baety, a spokesman for the Chicago police, said officers responded at 1:45 pm on Saturday to a call from the Hotel Raffaello with respect to a guest who had been scheduled to depart, but there was none.
After the first knock on the door, the hotel staff came in and found someone who "unresponsive and not breathing," according Baety.
