Liam Payne's family said they were heartbroken for the musician fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Payne, who was a member of the hugely successful band One Direction before their members divide track Solo careers in 2016 there were 31.

“We are heartbroken. Liam will live on in our hearts forever and we will remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul,” the family said in a statement to PA Media, the UK and Ireland’s national news agency. “We support each other as a family as best we can and ask for privacy and space during this terrible time.”

Other honors came from the world of music and entertainment. musician Charlie Puth shared a photo of himself and Payne on Instagram and wrote that he was “in shock” after learning of Payne's death. Puth contributed to Payne's song “Bedroom Floor” in 2017.

“Liam was always so nice to me,” Puth wrote. “He was one of the first great artists I had the opportunity to work with. I can’t believe he’s gone.”

Former One Direction guitarist Dan Richards said on Instagram that Payne's death “feels so surreal” and that he is “still trying to figure it all out.”

Payne was spotted in Argentina attending a concert by a former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan on October 2nd. Horan and other One Direction members Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson And Zayn Malik have not yet released a statement on Payne's death.

A Buenos Aires police spokesman told CBS News that officers responded to the Casasur Palermo Hotel after reports of an “aggressive male” who may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol Wednesday evening. Argentina's penal and correctional prosecutor's office said it had seized “a number of substances” from Payne's room.

Alberto Crescenti, director of Argentina's emergency services, told CBS News that an ambulance arrived about seven minutes after Payne fell from a third-floor balcony. His body was found in a hotel courtyard, local police said.

An autopsy was performed late Wednesday evening. Prosecutors said Payne died from “multiple trauma” and “internal and external bleeding.”

Crescenti declined to answer questions about the incident, including whether Payne jumped from the balcony or accidentally fell, The Associated Press reported. The Buenos Aires police spokesman said Payne “threw himself from the balcony of his room.”

Payne is survived by him 7 year old son.