Cris Kirkwood shot by security guard. Before you jump to any conclusions, note that Cris was busy beating the guard with his own baton at the time of the shooting.
Kirkwood's story has been an unhappy one the last few years, and it's really too bad. The Meat Puppets are one of my favorite bands, and Cris was always a highlight of their live shows. I met Cris and Kurt once and engaged in some good-natured verbal sparring with Cris. He was bright, engaging and funny. This was shortly after Kurt Cobain had given himself lead poisoning, and the Kirkwoods complained that, after toiling away in relative obscurity for 15 years, the death of their friend had catapulted them to stardom (they'd appeared on Conan* the previous night).
I don't know about you, but when I found out that Elliot Smith had stabbed himself to death I thought "Man, wouldn't that be a tough way to kill yourself?". Well, apparently LA's coroner isn't so sure he did.
Ray Davies shot by mugger as he's playing Superman (the hero, not the song). If you read the story linked to here, note the advertisement. I guess the desired thought process is "Wow, Ray Davies of the Kinks was shot! I hope he recovers okay- I wonder where I'd go to buy the Kinks Ultimate Collection?".
*interestingly, one of the Meat Puppets implied that Conan had been enjoying a certain white powdery substance before the show. I don't know, I'm just sayin...