It was only a matter of time — and, frankly, he lasted longer than the oddsmakers predicted. From ‘Gonzo’ Godfather Hunter S. Thompson Kills Himself:
Hunter S. Thompson, a renegade journalist whose ‘gonzo’ style threw out any pretense at objectivity and established the hard-living writer as a counter-culture icon, fatally shot himself at his Colorado home on Sunday night, police said. He was 67.