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CBS News Logo. Kurt Cobain's death was indeed a suicide, police say. Nearly 20 years after Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain was found dead in his Seattle home, the city's police have re-examined the case - including dozens of photos not seen before. Cobain was 27 at the time.
He says it will show that 27-year-old Cobain didn't die of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1994, The Seattle Times reports. 1  Scene of death: Special investigators examine the body of Kurt Cobain. This is one of the photos already released of the singer's death - his family want to block further images being released. Examination: In this Seattle Police Department photo, Cobain's arm is shown.