(CNN) – Entertainer Michael Jackson died after being taken to a hospital on Thursday having suffered cardiac arrest, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office˳
Paramedics took Jackson, 50, from his west Los Angeles home Thursday afternoon to UCLA Medical Center, where a team of physicians attempted to resuscitate him for more than an hour, said brother Jermaine Jackson˳ He said the famed singer was pronounced dead at 2:26 p˳m˳ PT˳
An autopsy is scheduled Friday, he said˳ Results are expected Friday afternoon, according to Lt˳ Fred Corral of the Los Angeles coroner’s office, who also said Jackson was unresponsive when he arrived at the hospital˳
Fire Capt˳ Steve Ruda told CNN paramedics were sent to a west Los Angeles, California, residence after a 911 call came in at 12:21 p˳m˳
Law enforcement officials said the Los Angeles Police Department Robbery-Homicide Division opened an investigation into Jackson’s death˳ They stressed there is no evidence of criminal wrongdoing but that they would conduct interviews with family members and friends˳
CNN Analyst Roland S˳ Martin spoke on Thursday with Marlon Jackson, brother of Michael Jackson˳
“I talked to Frank Dileo, Michael’s manager˳ Frank told me that Michael last night was complaining about not feeling well˳ He called to tell him he wasn’t feeling well˳
“Michael’s doctor went over to see him, and Frank said, ‘Marlon, from last night to this morning, I don’t know what happened˳’ When they got to him this morning, he wasn’t breathing˳ They rushed him to the hospital and couldn’t bring him around˳”
“Janet Jackson is grief-stricken and devastated at the sudden loss of her brother,” Kenneth Crear, her manager said˳ “She is … flying immediately to California to be with her family˳”
Michael Jackson, the music icon from Gary, Indiana, was known as the “King of Pop˳” Jackson had many No˳ 1 hits, and his “Thriller” is the best-selling album of all time˳ Watch why Jackson is “as big as it gets” »
Jackson was the seventh of nine children from a well-known musical family˳ He is survived by three children, Prince Michael I, Paris and Prince Michael II˳ Watch Jesse Jackson share memories »
Jackson’s former wife, Lisa Marie Presley, said she was “shocked and saddened” by Jackson’s death˳ “My heart goes out to his children and his family,” she said˳
At the medical center, every entrance to the emergency room was blocked by security guards˳ Even hospital staffers were not permitted to enter˳ A few people stood inside the waiting area, some of them crying˳ iReport˳com: Your Michael Jackson tributes
Video footage shows a large crowd gathering outside the hospital˳
Some of Jackson’s music was being played outside˳ The sounds of “Thriller” and “Beat It” bounced off the walls˳ Kingston: Jackson “a legend” »
Outside Jackson’s Bel Air home, police arrived on motorcycles˳ The road in front of the home was closed in an attempt to hold traffic back, but several people were gathered outside the home˳ Sharpton: Jackson “was a trailblazer” »
Along with his success Jackson had some legal troubles later in his career˳
He was acquitted of child molestation charges after a well-publicized trial in Santa Maria, California, in March 2006˳
Prosecutors charged the singer with four counts of lewd conduct with a child younger than 14; one count of attempted lewd conduct; four counts of administering alcohol to facilitate child molestation; and one count of conspiracy to commit child abduction, false imprisonment or extortion˳
CNN’s Alan Duke contributed to this report˳
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