Country music singer and songwriter Kyle Jacobs is dead from an apparent suicide at the age of 49, Nashville Police said.
The husband of “American Idol” star Kellie Pickler took his own life inside the couple's $2.4 million residence in Nashville at around 1:20 p.m. Friday.
Police said that Jacobs' wife of 12 years called 911 when she failed to find him. Officers located the man's body inside a locked upstairs bedroom and office. They said he shot himself dead.
“Officers and Nashville Fire Department personnel responded and located resident Kyle Jacobs, 49, deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in an upstairs bedroom/office,” Nashville Police said.
“His death is being investigated as an apparent suicide.”
The timing of Jacobs' suicide raised questions as he seemed happy and proud that his work on Lee Brice's album Hey World was going platinum.
“Platinum?! SWEEEET!!! An amazing crew of incredibly talented peeps put this one together...Deeply honored to be a creative part of it...Thank you, Jesus!!!” Jacobs' last Instagram post written Thursday read.
