Liam Payne’s family said they were heartbroken after the musician’s death fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Payne, who previously belonged to the hugely successful band One Direction split up to pursue solo careers in 2016 he was 31.

“We are heartbroken. Liam will live on forever in our hearts and we will remember him for his kind, funny and courageous soul,” the family said in a statement to PA Media, the British and Irish national news agency. “We support each other as a family as best we can and ask for privacy and space during this terrible time.”

Other tributes poured in from the music and entertainment worlds. Musician Charlie Put shared a photo of himself and Payne on Instagram and wrote that he was “in shock” after hearing about Payne’s death. Puth contributed to Payne’s 2017 song “bedroom Floor”.

“Liam was always so kind to me,” Puth wrote. “He was one of the first great artists I had the pleasure of working with. I can’t believe he’s gone.”

Former One Direction guitarist Dan Richards said on Instagram that Payne’s death “feels so surreal” and that he is “still trying to wrap my head around it.”

Payne was spotted in Argentina attending a concert by a former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan on October 2. Horan and other One Direction members Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson And Zayn Malik have not yet released a statement on Payne’s death.

A spokesperson for the Buenos Aires Police Department told CBS News that officers responded to the Casasur Palermo Hotel after reports of an “aggressive man” who may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol on Wednesday evening. Argentina’s National Prosecution Service said it seized “a range of substances” from Payne’s room.

Argentina’s director of emergency medical services, Alberto Crescenti, told CBS News that an ambulance arrived about seven minutes after Payne fell from a third-floor balcony. His body was found in the courtyard of a hotel, local police said.

An autopsy was performed late Wednesday evening. Prosecutors say Payne died of “multiple trauma” and “internal and external bleeding.”

Crescenti declined to answer questions about the incident, including whether Payne jumped from the balcony or accidentally fell, The Associated Press reported. The Buenos Aires police spokesman said Payne “threw himself from the balcony of his room.”

Payne is survived by his 7 year old son.