Whitney Houston in her last public appearance on Feb 9, just 3 days before her death

Grammy Award Winning singer, Whitney Houston, was found dead in a Beverly Hills Hotel, aged 48.

An emergency call was made from the Grammy Award winning singer’s room in the Beverly Hilton Hotel at 3:23pm Saturday, Los Angeles time. After attempts to resuscitate the singer, Whitney Houston was eventually pronounced dead at 3:55 pm Saturday, Los Angeles time.

Spokesperson for the Beverly Hills Police Department, Lieutenant Mark Rosen, made a statement to the public confirming the singer’s death and stating that there was “no sign of criminal intent”. Rosen stated that Houston’s death is “under investigation” by the Beverly Hills Police Department.

Rosen also revealed that the 911 call was made by one of Houston’s party, stating: “Somebody in her entourage made the call”.

The cause of death is still unknown, with Police assuring the media that they will continue to update the public as more information comes to light.