Overview

• Officers were called around 9:30 a.m. to White’s Grunewald villa, where he was discovered lifeless, reportedly by his housekeeper, after an alert from his close circle.
• Detectives and forensic teams launched a death inquiry at the scene, with the body transferred to the medical examiner for further examination.
• AFP reported police indicated fatal gunshot injuries, and multiple outlets said a firearm was found in the bedroom, though those specifics await formal confirmation.
• White, born Horst Nußbaum, was among Germany’s most commercially successful producers, credited with over a billion record sales and hits including Self Control and Looking for Freedom.
• His death follows a year of serious health setbacks and the public announcement last week of his separation from wife Rafaella Nussbaum; the family has not issued a full statement.