The VoiceAlum Ryan Whyte Maloney Argued with Fiancée over a Jacket Moments Before Dying by Suicide

Mar. 15, 2025

Ryan Whyte Maloney in Huntington Beach in September 2016.Photo:Jesse Grant/Getty

Jesse Grant/Getty

Moments beforeThe Voicealum Ryan Whyte Maloneydied on Tuesday, Jan. 28, he got into an argument with his fiancée.

They were driving home when she asked him whether he had her jacket, per the report. Maloney said he didn’t have it and she persisted in questioning him. He then grew annoyed and called her a “bitch.”

According to the report, Maloney then reached into the glove compartment for a gun and hopped out of the vehicle.

The fiancée told police she then heard a gunshot and rolled down her window to yell for Maloney. However, he had already taken off.

As she ran after Maloney, the fiancée said she heard a second gunshot and watched his body collapse to the ground.

She subsequently called 911 and police pronounced him dead at the scene.

According to the report, Maloney had contemplated suicide and harmed himself in the past.

TMZwas first to report the news.

The Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner in Las Vegas confirmed to PEOPLE on Jan. 28 that the manner of death for Maloney was suicide. He was 44.

Ryan Whyte Maloney on The Voice.Tyler Golden/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Tyler Golden/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Maloney appeared on season six ofThe Voicein 2014 and auditioned with Journey’s “Lights.” His audition resulted in a four-chair turn and he choseBlake Sheltonas his coach.

Maloney made Shelton’s final five finalists, was eliminated, and then returned for the finale. After the show, he went on to become a frequent performer at Shelton’s Ole Red bar in Las Vegas, where he currently had an ongoing weekend residency.

He released his first solo album in 2015 titledWhere I’ve Been. Most recently, he released singles like “Don’t Put Me in a Box,”  “Love with Nowhere to Go,” “Sleepwalk” and “Toast to Tonight.”

Throughout his career, he performed with artists likeTim McGraw,Morgan Wallen,Rascal Flatts,Shakira,UsherandEd Sheeran.

On Monday, Jan. 27, Maloney shared a video of himself at a bar on his Instagram Stories.

“Nine fine Irishmen for a private party tonight, and we will be rocking,” he told the camera.

source: people.com