Payne was pronounced dead on Oct. 16 after falling multiple stories at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, local police confirmed to PEOPLE

TRAGIC Liam Payne died instantly from multiple injuries including a fractured skull caused by his fall from a third floor hotel balcony. Buenos Aires emergency services chief Alberto Crescenti

Tributes have been pouring in for the 31-year-old singer who fell from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in the capital Buenos Aires.

ATLANTA — Former One Direction star Liam Payne died after falling from the third floor of his hotel room in Argentina, according to state police. Payne was staying at the hotel CasaSur in Palermo, according to police. Payne joined One Direction at the group’s inception in 2010 after appearing on the show “X Factor.”

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local officials told Argentine media.

One Direction star Liam Payne’s cause of death has been revealed one day after he fell from a balcony in Argentina.

Pop star Liam Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One Direction, died at the age of 31 after falling from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, triggering an outpouring of tributes from fans around the world.

Liam Payne died from fracturing his skull and sustaining “very serious injuries” after a fall from a hotel balcony. Buenos Aires emergency services chief Alberto Crescenti revealed the singer’s cause of death on Thursday,

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, one-fifth of the British boy band died outside a hotel in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, local police confirmed Wednesday. He was 31. The British musician was found dead after falling from his third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur hotel.