Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, died outside a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to local newspaper La Nacion on Wednesday. The British musician reportedly fell from the hotel’s third floor, with emergency services confirming the death. More details 👇👇 👇

The British singer died on Wednesday, Oct. 16 after falling from a balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, police confirm

Liam Payne has died after falling from a hotel balcony. He was 31 years old.

The former One Direction member was pronounced dead after falling multiple stories at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday, Oct. 16, Policía Federal Argentina confirm to PEOPLE. Argentine news channel TN was first to report the news.

An investigation is currently underway to determine the circumstances surrounding Payne’s death, local police told PEOPLE, adding that an autopsy will be conducted.

In a statement translated from Spanish, Alberto Crescenti (the head of SAME, Buenos Aires’ public emergency medical services system) told TN that Payne fell into the hotel’s internal courtyard.

A SAME team arrived at the hotel and verified the death of the man, who was later identified as Payne, around 5:11 p.m. local time, Crescenti said, adding that the injuries the musician suffered were so severe that there “was no possibility of resuscitation.”

Payne is survived by his 7-year-old son Bear Grey, with his ex, Girls Aloud singer Cheryl.

The pop-rock band released four highly successful studio albums and garnered a massive global fanbase — with Payne co-writing hits like “Midnight Memories,” “No Control,” “Steal My Girl” and “Night Changes” — before member Malik left the group in 2015.

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Following the release of their final album in Made in the A.M. sans Malik, One Direction announced in 2016 that the band would be going on an indefinite hiatus, and each remaining member — Payne, Styles, Horan and Tomlinson — embarked on their respective solo careers.

Payne kickstarted his career as a solo singer-rapper in 2017 with hit track “Strip That Down” featuring Quavo, which has over 1 billion streams on Spotify. He released his first solo EP, First Time, in 2018, and his first and only studio album, LP1, the following year.

Payne previously told to PEOPLE that he “always wanted to be a young dad,” but it was no easy feat. During a later interview in December 2020, he opened up even more about how he had “to learn” to be a parent over time.

“I had my son at a young age, and you think it will be a magical thing, that you’re going to grow up one day into the person you’re supposed to be,” the singer told PEOPLE at the time. “But it took a lot to find my footing. I figured, Dad takes care of everyone, that’s what he does, so my thing was to cook.”

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Two years later after his split from Cheryl, the “Strip That Down” singer became engaged to model Maya Henry in 2020 before the pair called off their engagement the following year. They later rekindled their relationship and got engaged a second time before ultimately splitting again in May 2022.