Slipknot's Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan's 22-Year-Old Daughter Dead, Siblings Mourn Loss

Slipknot founding member Shawn "Clown" Crahan’s daughter died at the age of 22. The cause of death of the girl was not immediately clear.

Crahan announced the news on Twitter on Sunday, just days after the band performed on "Jimmy Kimmel Live", revealing details of its upcoming album.

“It is with a broken heart, and from a place of the deepest pain, that I have to inform all of you that my youngest daughter, Gabrielle, passed away yesterday – Saturday May 18th, 2019. She was 22 years old,” the 49-year-old wrote.

“Funeral arrangements will be forthcoming,” he continued. “My family and I ask that our privacy be respected moving forward. Thank you. Much love, clown.”

Crahan and his wife Chantel also share daughter Alexandria, and sons Gage and Simon.

“Today is the hardest day ever, I’m confused, I’m angry, I’m sad and I’m just sad just really sad,” son Simon posted on Instagram. “Gabri I miss you so much I miss you like no other we were best friends we had a good bond and now your (sic) not here anymore. I love you Gabri and I know you’ll know that forever.”

Alexandria also mourned the loss of her sister on social media.

“Yesterday my little sister Gabrielle passed away,” she captioned a photo of the siblings as little kids. “I am in shock and have no idea how to process the wave of emotions I am experiencing. The comforts I have in these moments are my family, friends, and cats.”

“Please put good energy out for my parents and my brothers,” Alexandria continued. “This loss leaves the biggest hole and our lives will never be the same. 22 is too young to die.”

The band’s singer, Corey Taylor, expressed his sadness following the news of the death.

“My heart has broken for my brother,” Taylor wrote on Twitter. “Please keep the Crahan family in your thoughts and love. She will be missed.”

Slipknot was formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995. As of now, Crahan is the only founding member to remain with the band. The band’s founding bassist, Paul Gray, died of a drug overdose in 2010.