Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of late Grammy-winning pop star Whitney Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown, has died at age 22.
“Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away July, 26 2015, surrounded by her family. She is finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months,” a spokesperson for the Houston family told NBC News. Brown died Sunday at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, Georgia
The aspiring actress and singer was the only child of Houston and the fourth child of Bobby Brown.
Brown was found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub in a suburban Atlanta townhome on January 31. Brown’s long term partner Nick Gordon, who she referred to as her husband, along with a friend found her. CPR was performed at the scene and Brown was placed on a respirator when admitted to North Fulton Hospital the same day.
It remains unclear why Brown was unconscious. An investigation into the incident remains open, according to Roswell’s chief of police. The investigative file was handed over to the Fulton County District Attorney who will determine whether any charges will be filed, authorities said in late June.
Brown was moved from North Fulton to Emory University Hospital in Georgia, and then to a rehabilitation facility on March 20. Throughout, her father remained optimistic about his daughter’s recovery, even going so far as to tell a Texas concert audience in April that “Bobbi is awake. She’s watching me.”
Only days later Cissy Houston, the grandmother of Bobbi Kristina, issued a statement saying her granddaughter remained in an unresponsive state and “while she is no longer in a medically induced coma she has a tracheotomy and according to the doctors she has global and irreversible brain damage.” Brown was moved to hospice care on June 24.
“My heart is truly heavy. May u rest in peace with your mommy #BobbiKristina sending prayers 2 the Brown/Houston family,” Missy Elliot tweeted. Oprah Winfrey tweeted, “Peace at Last!”
Brown’s tragic passing comes little more than three years after her mother was found unresponsive in bathtub in a Beverly Hills, California hotel. She later died. Authorities concluded Houston, 48, drowned. Heart disease and cocaine use were listed as contributing factors in her death. Houston, who sold more than 50 million records in the United States and was awarded six Grammys, had struggled with addiction for many years.
