Ronald LaPread, a founding member of the band Commodores, dies at age 75, multiple outlets report. The Belfast Telegraph and UK tabloid reports state that he dies in New Zealand. The Daily Mail and The Mirror both attribute the cause to a “sudden medical event,” citing reporting from the New Zealand Herald. According to those accounts, LaPread’s death follows the incident, though details about the specific condition or circumstances are not provided in the available summaries. The reports do not indicate whether there will be additional public statements, investigations, or a memorial planned. Overall, the coverage is consistent that LaPread is a founding member of Commodores and that he dies at 75 in New Zealand after a sudden medical event, with the precise medical cause remaining unspecified in the cited material.