Overview
- The Cameron County inquest obtained by multiple outlets on Nov. 5 records the manner of death as suicide by hanging and states Mitte was pronounced dead at 1:32 p.m. on Oct. 12 in Brownsville, Texas.
- The inquest notes that an autopsy and toxicology testing were requested but the results were not included in the released records, leaving some forensic details unresolved.
- Mitte's representative had earlier confirmed his death was a suicide and family members held a private funeral and a celebration of life while asking for privacy and disputing unverified speculation about his personal circumstances.
- Former co-stars including Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and Dean Norris publicly mourned Mitte, with Cranston saying they had recently tried to arrange a meeting, underscoring the personal shock felt by colleagues.
- Mitte, 34, was known for playing Walter 'Flynn' White Jr. on Breaking Bad and for disability advocacy work with groups such as United Cerebral Palsy and Shriners Children's, and coverage is highlighting mental health resources as officials await the pending forensic findings.