Overview
- His management confirmed late Monday that RJ Mitte was found dead in his home in Brownsville, Texas, and asked for privacy for his family.
- Local police and a Cameron County justice official say the cause and manner of death have not been determined and that an autopsy and further inquiries are pending.
- Several outlets have cited a TMZ report saying he died by suicide but that specific claim has not been confirmed by officials or in official records.
- Mitte rose to fame as Walter White Jr. on Breaking Bad, appeared in about 56 episodes, and used his platform to champion disability inclusion through the Mitte Foundation and work with groups such as United Cerebral Palsy.
- Colleagues and colleagues posted tributes, he is survived by his fiancée Kennedy Suarez, and advocates and outlets highlighted mental health resources as the investigation continues.