Ryan Whyte Maloney—who competed on season six of The Voice in 2014—has died, the Las Vegas’ Clark County Coroner confirmed to People Jan. 28. He was 44.
The Voice star Ryan Whyte Maloney committed suicide aged just 44 after an argument with his fiancee about her jacket.
According to the report, which was obtained by TMZ on Thursday, January 30, Maloney fatally shot himself in Las Vegas after a dispute over his fiancée’s jacket. He died Tuesday, January 28.
Whyte Maloney, who appeared on the show in 2014, died by suicide on Tuesday, January 28, the Clark County Coroner in Las Vegas confirmed to People.
The fiancee said they were driving home when she began asking the star if he had her jacket.
Police say Whyte Maloney got annoyed and called her a ‘b***h’ before taking a handgun out of the glove department and getting out of the car.
The fiancee says she heard a gunshot and then rolled down a window to call for Whyte Maloney, but he had already ran off.
She says she then heard a second shot as she ran after him, and saw his body collapse to the ground with a bullet wound in the head.
The fiancee called 911, with Whyte Maloney prounced dead at the scene at 2.50am.
The reports says the incident was caught on surveillance footage from The MGM and New York-New York casinos – the latter of which the singer posted his final video from, hours before his death.
He said: ‘Nine fine Irishmen for a private party tonight, and we will be rocking.’
Police say the singer had previously had suicidal thoughts and had ‘slash marks on his arms from harming himself.’
Whyte Maloney rose to fame after performing Lights by the rock band Journey as his audition song and received a four-chair turn.
He was part of US singer-songwriter Blake Shelton‘s team and made it to the top five finalists after two rounds.
Whyte Maloney recorded four hit singles while on the show, including Lights, Tina Turner’s What’s Love Got To Do With It, Easy by Rascal Flatts and Natasha Bedingfield, and Second Chance by Shinedown.
He returned to perform at the finale.
The singer maintained a close bond with Shelton and regularly performed at his venue Ole Red with his own residency. He joined Shelton for performances in April 2024.
Whyte Maloney performed with artists including Tim McGraw, Morgan Wallen, Rascal Flatts, Coldplay and OneRepublic.
On January 16, Whyte Maloney shared a video on Instagram thanking his fans for their birthday messages. He wrote: ‘I’m overflowing with gratitude for the lovely birthday wishes and affection I received today.
‘Your kindness truly warms my heart. Thank you a million times over!’
He was raised in Traverse City Michigan and began playing the guitar, violin, cello and drums at the age of nine. He recorded his first album in 2005 and a second titled Where I’ve Been.