Overview
- RJ Mitte was found dead at his home in Brownsville, Texas, and his representative told People and Variety that he died by suicide on October 12.
- Bryan Cranston published an emotional tribute on social media the day after the death and then spoke to the Associated Press in a public, tearful interview.
- Cranston said they had been trying to arrange a meeting in the weeks before Mitte's death and said the news left him disconcerted and searching for answers.
- Brownsville police kept a formal investigation open for several days while the family and representatives provided information that led to the reported cause of death.
- Mitte, 34, was best known as Walter White Jr. on Breaking Bad and was a vocal advocate for people with disabilities, a role that may focus more attention on mental-health support in that community.