Tito Jackson suffered a medical episode in Gallup, New Mexico, before his death at age 70, authorities have confirmed.

The Gallup Police Department released a statement Monday detailing the events leading up to Tito’s death. According to police, at around 6:17 p.m. PT on Sunday, an officer near the American Heritage Plaza was alerted to someone in need of immediate medical help. Tito was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The investigation is ongoing.

No official cause of death has been revealed but Steve Manning, a longtime Jackson family friend and former manager, told Entertainment Tonight that Tito is believed to have suffered a heart attack while driving from New Mexico to Oklahoma.

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