Del Shannon, whose distinctive falsetto style on such rock classics as "Runaway" and "Keep Searchin' " pushed him to the top of the charts in the 1960s, was found dead in his Santa Clarita home from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said today. He was 55.
Shannon's wife, Bonnie, found her singer-songwriter husband's body at about 11:25 p.m. Thursday with a bullet wound to the head, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Roger Hom. A .22-caliber rifle was found next to Shannon's body in the den.
