“The Voice ”Alum Ryan Whyte Maloney's Cause of Death Confirmed

A cause of death for The Voice alum Ryan Whyte Maloney has been confirmed.

The Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner in Las Vegas confirmed to PEOPLE on Tuesday, Jan. 28 that the manner of death for Maloney was suicide, with the cause of death listed as a gunshot wound to the head. The musician was 44.

Maloney was born in 1981 hailing from Traverse City, Mich. and grew up playing the cello, guitar, violin, and drums. He spent 10 years as the frontman for the progressive rock band Indulge before starting a solo career.

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He appeared on season six of The Voice in 2014, wowing the four coaches with his rendition of Journey's ballad "Lights," resulting in all four chairs turning. Maloney chose to join coach Blake Shelton's team.

Other songs Maloney sang during his time on the singing competition program included "What's Love Got to Do with It" by Tina Turner, "Easy" by Rascal Flatts and "Second Chance" by Shinedown.

Maloney wound up in Shelton's top five finalists. Though he would be eliminated later that season, he returned for the season finale. After the show ended, Maloney was a frequent performer at Shelton’s Ole Red bar in Las Vegas, where he currently had an ongoing weekend residency.

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In 2015, he released his first solo album Where I've Been. Some of his more recent releases were “Don’t Put Me in a Box," "Love with Nowhere to Go," "Sleepwalk” and “Toast to Tonight."

He also worked as a songwriter for artists and a studio musician/engineer/producer.

Throughout his career, he performed with Tim McGraw, Morgan Wallen, Rascal Flatts, Shakira, Usher and Ed Sheeran among other artists.

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On Monday, Jan. 27, Maloney shared a video of himself at a bar on his Instagram Stories. "Nine fine Irishmen for a private party tonight, and we will be rocking," he told the camera in a selfie video.

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to 988lifeline.org.

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