Depeche Mode founding member and keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60

File photo taken on October 11, 2016, of Depeche Mode founding member Andrew Fletcher, who has died aged 60. – AFP

Andrew Fletcher, a founding member of the British rock group Depeche Mode, had died aged 60, the band announced Thursday.

"We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member, and bandmate Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher," it said on Twitter.