'Soul Train' creator Don Cornelius found dead in Los Angeles home

In a 1995 file photo, producer Don Cornelius celebrates his 25th season of the syndicated music show 'Soul Train, in Los Angeles' Cornelius shot himself to death Wednesday morning, Feb. 1, 2012 at his home in Los Angeles, police said. He was 75. (AP Photo, File)

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In a 1995 file photo, producer Don Cornelius celebrates his 25th season of the syndicated music show "Soul Train, in Los Angeles" Cornelius shot himself to death Wednesday morning, Feb. 1, 2012 at his home in Los Angeles, police said. He was 75. (AP Photo, File)

“Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius was found dead in his Los Angeles home early Wednesday morning. He was pronounced dead after the Los Angeles Fire Department transferred him to a nearby hospital, Officer Sara Faden of the Los Angeles Police Department told The Washington Post. Cornelius was 75. Update, via the Associated Press: He was pronounced dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 4:56 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter.

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