How did Ronnie Turner die? Tina Turner's second son, 62, found dead at Los Angeles home

Tina Turner and her family have just suffered another devastating loss
UPDATED DEC 9, 2022
Tina Turner's son Ronnie Turner has died at the age of 62 (@afidaturner/Instagram, Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Tina Turner's son Ronnie Turner has died at the age of 62 (@afidaturner/Instagram, Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Tina Turner's cancer survivor son Ronnie Turner has reportedly died. The sixty-two-year-old died at his home in Fernando Valley on December 9.

Law enforcement sources told TMZ they received an emergency call from someone claiming Ronnie was struggling to breathe. Minutes later, Ronnie stopped breathing altogether. Paramedics attempted CPR to no avail, and Ronnie was pronounced dead at the scene.
 

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“My god Ronnie turner a true angel huge soul highly spiritual my husband my best friend my baby your mummy your nurse i did the best to the end this time i was no [sic] able to save you love u for this 17 years this is very very very bad i am very mad 😡,” Afida Turner captioned a carousel of photos of her late husband.

“This is a tragedy u with your brother craig and your father ike turner and aline rest in paradise 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️😭😭💔💔 so unfair.”



 

The 83-year-old legendary singer suffers another tragedy as her oldest son Craig died by suicide at the age of 52. He shot himself in July 2018. The singer's former husband Ike Turner passed away in December 2007.

Tina was previously married to Ike Turner for 16 years and got legally divorced in 1978. Later in 2013, Tina married Erwin Bach after 27 years together.

Ronnie had six siblings from his parents’ other relationships – Ike Turner Jr, Michael Turner, Mia Turner, Linda Trippeter, and Twanna Turner Melby from his father, and Craig Raymond Turner, from his mother, as per The Famous People.

Not only was he a musician, but Ronnie was also an actor renowned for his appearance in the 1993 movie, a real-life story of his rock and roll singer mother' titled "What's Love Got to Do with It". Apart from his acting career, he was also involved in real estate. 

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