In the wake of Liam Payne's death, the singer and celebrity's family issued a statement as fans began posting their own reactions to the passing of the former One Direction member. "We are heartbroken.

Liam Payne's death on Wednesday at 31 in Buenos Aires was preceded by a call reporting an 'aggressive man' possibly under the influence of substances.

For Gen Z and millennials who grew up alongside the British boyband One Direction, the death of singer Liam Payne is especially devastating. Even for those who were not "Directioners," Payne's death comes as an overwhelming shock,