Larry Troutman

Larry Troutman (August 12, 1944 – April 25, 1999) was a musician and a founding member of the funk/R&B band Zapp alongside his younger brother, Roger Troutman. The band enjoyed a string of hits throughout the 1980s, most notably "Computer Love" and "More Bounce to the Ounce". On April 25, 1999, at 7:20am, police found Troutman in his car, dead as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His younger brother Roger was found a couple of blocks away; his death was ruled a homicide. To this day, no motive is known, though a business dispute was suspected. Sources say that Larry had not slept in several days and was not in his normal state of mind at the time.