Liam Payne's family said they're heartbroken after the musician fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Payne, who belonged to the wildly successful band One Direction before its members split up to pursue solo careers in 2016, was 31.

Former One Direction band member Liam Payne has died at age 31 after falling from the third floor of the four-star CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to police. The exact circumstances surrounding his death are still unclear.

Liam Payne, a former member of British boy band One Direction, died on Wednesday, reports CNN. He was 31. “Liam James Payne, composer and guitarist, former member of the band One Direction, died today after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Palermo,” a police statement said, per the Buenos Aires Times.