Liam Payne’s death at 31 caused shockwaves — and devastated fans gathered outside the Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires to mourn him. The British singer, who shot to superstardom as part of One Direction,

Former One Direction star Liam Payne has died at the age of 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Payne’s death occurred at a hotel on Costa Rica Street in the Palermo neighborhood, according to a statement from police provided to CNN.

Disbelief and sadness prevail among Argentine fans of the British boy band upon learning that the 31-year-old singer died after falling from the third floor of a hotel