Liam Payne is leaving the music industry in mourning after a tragic death

Former One Direction member Liam Payne tragically passed away on Wednesday evening.

The late musician was declared dead after suffering multiple falls at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, an Argentine news channel reported TN.

The local police said PEOPLE that the cause of his death is currently being investigated and that an autopsy will be performed.

Buenos Aires Ministry of Security Communications Director Pablo Policicchio said The Associated Press that Liam “jumped off the balcony of his room.”

According to him, police went to the hotel after an emergency call was received shortly after 5 p.m. local time.

He warned of an “aggressive man who may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.”

Additionally, the hotel manager can be heard making a 911 call saying there is “a guest who is overwhelmed by drugs and alcohol…He’s destroying the entire room and, well, we need you to send someone, please.” “

Liam was a member of the popular boy band One Direction, which consisted of four other members Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik.

In 2016, the pop-rock band announced that they would be taking an indefinite hiatus following the release of their final album Made in AM