PHOTOSPEAKS

Hollywood Director Tony Scott Commits Suicide

Published

12 years ago

August 20, 2012

Director Tony Scott on location for "The Taking of Pelham 1:23" on the streets of Manhattan on May 11, 2008, in New York. Scott died Sunday, August 19, at age 68, in an apparent suicide.

Director Tony Scott, best known for the films “Top Gun” and “Beverly Hills Cop II,” died in an apparent suicide Sunday when he jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, California, a Los Angeles County coroner official said.

“There’s nothing to indicate it is anything else at this time,” said Lt. Joe Bale of the coroner’s office.

Scott, 68, jumped from the bridge at about 12:30 p.m., Bale said. The bridge spans the Los Angeles Harbor, connecting San Pedro and Terminal Island.

A passerby who saw Scott jump from the bridge called 911, according to a statement released by the coroner’s office late Sunday….May his souul RIP. Amen.