John Mayer

John Clayton Mayer (October 16, 1977 - December 18, 2014) was a singer and songwriter known for his Grammy Award winning music and songs such as "Your Body is a Wonderland", "No Such Thing", "Waiting on the World to Change", "Half of my Heart", "Gravity", and "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room".

Death
On December 18, 2014 at approximately 5:30 p.m., John Mayer was shot and killed while entering the United Artists Theater at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, California. He was 37 years old. First responders had arrived to the scene following the shooting, but the singer was pronounced dead at the scene from three gunshots to the head. According to witnesses, the shooter immediately fled the scene after publicly executing Mayer. The singer's death is believed to be part of a celebrity triple murder, and that those killed also include actor Justin Long and DJ artist Diplo.

On December 21, 2014, a 32-year-old man named Louis Greystone was arrested at his Boston, Massachusetts home in connection with Mayer's murder. Authorities issued a warrant for his arrest after receiving an anonymous tip reported to the LAPD. In July 2016, Greystone pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, and for plotting Long's murder by ordering someone to carry out the crime. He was sentenced to life in prison with a possibility of parole in 2029. He died on August 10, 2018.

John Mayer made a cameo appearance performing music for a bachelor party in the comedy film "Get Hard", released three months after his death. The film is dedicated in his memory.