The Killers' former touring sax player found dead

(CBS/AP) The Killers had to say goodbye to a friend this week.

A saxophone player who toured with the rock band was been found dead in Las Vegas in an apparent suicide.

The Clark County coroner's office confirmed Thursday that 33-year-old Thomas Christian Marth was pronounced dead of a gunshot wound to the head on Monday. He was found in a backyard, though it's unclear whose yard it was.

The band tweeted about Marth's death:

Band spokeswoman Jen Appel says Marth was not a full member of the Las Vegas-based rock band, but played saxophone on the 2006 album "Sam's Town" and 2008's "Day & Age."

He also played on the band's tour for "Day & Age."

"Day & Age" is The Killers' most recent studio album. The band, which will be on the road this summer, has been working on its fourth studio release.