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

One Direction singer Liam Payne has died at age 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, according to state police.

WASHINGTON — 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.

After Liam Payne, who made up One Direction along with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson, died unexpectedly Oct. 16 at age 31, authorities have shared his cause of death.

The former One Direction member died outside the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires. Authorities have provided more information about the death of singer Liam Payne. Buenos Aires Security Ministry communications director Pablo Policicchio said that the One Direction member "had jumped from the balcony of his room" in a statement to the Associated Press and PEOPLE,

Liam Payne, a former member of the boyband One Direction, has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, according to local police. Payne, who was 31, leaves behind his seven-year-old son,

Liam Payne was reportedly “acting erratic” shortly before his death. The former One Direction member, 31, died Wednesday at age 31. He fell from the balcony in his room on the third floor at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires,

Liam Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One Direction, was found dead after he fell from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, triggering an outpouring of tributes from fans. As news emerged of the 31-year-old English singer's death,