BREAKING NEWS: 'Glee Star' Mark Salling Found Dead

Former "Glee" star, Mark Salling committed suicide by hanging, according to law enforcement.

Salling's body was found near a riverbed in Sunland ... the area where he lived. Law enforcement say he was hanging from a tree.

Police received a call to do a "welfare check" on Salling and somehow that led them to the baseball field where his body was found. We're told Salling had been dead for some time.

Sources say a family member came to the LAPD station at 3 AM Tuesday to report Salling as a missing person.

Homicide detectives are on scene to rule out foul play, but they say all signs point to suicide by hanging.
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Salling was awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors.