<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/entertainment/celebrity-news" target="_blank">The Script co-founder Mark Sheehan</a> has died.

The band shared the guitarist died Friday following a "brief illness" in a statement shared to Twitter.

<div class="m"><picture><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/04/343/192/TheScript.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/04/686/384/TheScript.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"><source media="(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/04/672/378/TheScript.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/04/1344/756/TheScript.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"><source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/04/931/523/TheScript.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/04/1862/1046/TheScript.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"><source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/04/720/405/TheScript.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/04/1440/810/TheScript.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/04/640/320/TheScript.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="Mark Sheehan was a co-founder of The Script." width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>Mark Sheehan was a co-founder of The Script.</span> <span>(Getty Images)</span></p></div></div>

"Much loved husband, father, brother, band mate and friend Mark Sheehan passed away today in hospital after a brief illness," the tweet read. "The family and group ask fans to respect their privacy at this tragic time."

The Script guitarist Mark Sheehan died Friday following a "brief illness," the band announced on Twitter. No other details were shared.

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