Actor Robin Williams commits suicide

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams was found dead at his home in California from suspected suicide, police said Tuesday.

A statement from the Marin County Sheriff’s Department said the 63-year-old funnyman was found shortly before midday at his home in Tiburon, northern California.

“At this time, the Sheriff’s Office Coroner Division suspects the death to be a suicide due to asphyxia,” the statement said.