Den 18. maj 2017<ref name="Spin police report">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2017/05/chris-cornell-police-report-death-details/ |title=Chris Cornell Police Report Details the Hours Before Singer's Death |first=Taylor |last=Berman |work=Spin}}</ref> blev Cornell fundet død i badeværelset i sit værelse på [[MGM Grand Detroit|MGM Grand]] i [[Detroit]], efter at have optrådteoptrådt til et show med Soundgarden på [[Fox Theatre (Detorit)|Fox Theatre]].<ref name=WaPo>{{cite web| url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/18/soundgarden-frontman-chris-cornell-dead-at-52/|title=Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, a founding father of grunge, dead at 52| work= [[The Washington Post]] }}</ref> Døden tilskrives [[selvmord]] ved [[hængning]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/18/soundgarden-chris-cornell-killed-himself-coroner-says ''Soundgarden's Chris Cornell killed himself, coroner says'', 19.05.17, theguardian.com]</ref> Han var 52 år gammel.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7800878/soundgarden-chris-cornell-suicide-hanging|title=Soundgarden Singer Chris Cornell Committed Suicide By Hanging, Medical Examiner Rules |date=18. maj 2017|publisher=|access-date=May 18, 2017| website=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39960066|title=Chris Cornell: Soundgarden star dies of 'hanging by suicide'|date=18. maj 2017|publisher=|access-date=May 18, 2017| website= BBC.com}}</ref> Optagelser af hans sidste koncert kan findes på [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-chris-cornells-final-performance-hours-before-death-w482903|title=Watch Chris Cornell's Final Soundgarden Performance|work= RollingStone.com |access-date=May 18, 2017}}</ref>
