Late Allman Brothers Band Drummer Butch Trucks Reportedly Shot Himself in the Head

Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks, who had died at the age of 69 on Tuesday (Jan. 24), apparently committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.

The Daily Mail reports that an agitated unidentified woman called 911 at 6:02 p.m. and the dispatcher notes say that Trucks' wife saw him pull the trigger. When police arrived at his West Palm Beach home in Florida, the drummer was still breathing, but passed shortly after their arrival.

Trucks was believed to be enduring financial struggles, according to Palm Beach County court records. The legend had to pay off an $800,000 mortgage in 2011, which forced him to sell his Palm Beach home for $2 million, about half of its projected worth at the time. Two liens were filed against Trucks' condo last year by the IRS as he owed additional taxes from 2013 and 2014, amounting to upwards of $540,000.

A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Trucks received the honor for his iconic work with the Allman Brothers and was inducted alongside Gregg and Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley and Jaimoe Johanson in 1995.

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