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Teenage Head founding guitarist Gord Lewis found dead with son arrested for apparent homicide-Emily Bashforth-Entertainment – Metro
An autopsy is yet to be carried out.
Police are continuing their investigation (Picture: REX/Getty)
Gord Lewis, founding guitarist of Teenage Head, has been found dead.
The Canadian musician’s body was supposedly found in his Hamilton, Ontario apartment over the weekend, with his son reportedly later arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
According to the Hamilton Spectator, Lewis’ death is being treated as a homicide, with officers confirming the news.
Hamilton homicide detective Sara Beck said on August 8: ‘On Sunday (August 7), police received information, a number of emails had been sent to a variety of media outlets with information related to a deceased person.
‘Based on the information, police attended a residence at 175 Catherine Street South and located a deceased male in his 60s in the apartment. The male had injuries consistent with foul play, and the case was deemed a homicide.’
Beck continued: ‘At this time, a positive identification has not been made of the deceased due to the level of decomposition’.
Teenage Head formed in the 80s (Picture: Redferns)
She explained that an autopsy will be performed and ‘additional steps’ will be taken to ‘identify the deceased.’
Police are also thought to be in contact with the family members ‘related to the occupant of the apartment’, who are thought to be supporting officers in their investigation.
Beck also shared that 41-year-old Jonathan Lewis – Lewis’ son – is currently in custody.
‘We are not seeking additional suspects, and believe this incident was isolated.’
Lewis was part of the punk rock band which formed in the early 1980s.
Fans and band members are paying tribute to the guitarist (Picture: Facebook/Teenage Head)
While cops have not yet revealed the identity of the deceased person, band mates have confirmed the loss of their former member on social media with an emotional tribute.
Sharing a photo of Lewis on Instagram, Teenage Head said that they are ‘heartbroken’ and ‘still trying to process the loss of our friend, bandmate and brother Gord Lewis’.
They wrote: ‘Our hearts are with his family and all that knew and loved him. Gord was a force and an inspiration to many. You were taken from us far too soon.’
Fans hurried to offer their condolences, in shock at the death of the star.
Gord Lewis was one of the founding members of the band (Picture: MediaPunch/REX/Shutterstock)
One person wrote: ‘Thank you for your rock and roll service Gordie, and for welcoming us to the table. Absolutely crushed at this news 💔’.
A second commented: ‘A gigantic loss to the Canadian musical landscape… and an even bigger one to the Hamilton punk scene. Heartbroken for you guys. RIP <3’.
‘I’m so sorry. One of the best to ever pick up a guitar…’, wrote a third.
Some of the rock band’s most known songs include Let’s Shake and Some Kinda Fun.
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Lewis’ death isn’t the first for the group, as founding drummer and vocalist Frankie Venom died in 2008 following a battle with throat cancer.
Surviving members of Teenage Head band include Steve Marshall, Dave Desroches, and drummer Gene Champagne.
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