In February, the Nashville Police Department confirmed in a statement shared with PEOPLE that the Department of Emergency Communications was alerted to a home that day at 1:21 p.m. local time.
Kyle Jacobs in 2016.Mireya Acierto/FilmMagic
Police and the Nashville Fire Department arrived at the location and found the songwriter deceased, they said in the statement at the time. “His death is being investigated as an apparent suicide.”
Thecountry singer and SiriusXM’sThe Highwayhost, 36, told authorities that she woke up shortly before but couldn’t find Jacobs. She and her personal assistant called the police after they couldn’t open the door to a room in the house, according to the statement.
Kyle Jacobs and Kellie Pickler.Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Jacobs relocatedfrom Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Nashville in 2000, according to Music City Hitmakers.
He notably pennedGarth Brooks' 2007 hit “More Than Memory andTim McGraw’s “Still.”
Jacobs had also worked with well-known artists likeKelly Clarkson,Randy Travis,Scotty McCreery, Josh Kelley andClay Walker.
Throughout his career, Jacobs won a CMA Award, an ACM Award, and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Kyle Jacobs and Kellie Pickler in 2016.Slaven Vlasic/Getty
Pickler and Jacobs wedin a surprise ceremony on Jan. 1, 2011.
The couple, who had been dating since 2008,got engagedon June 15, 2010, when Jacobs popped the question on a Florida beach.
source: people.com
