Overview
- Representatives and local officials confirmed RJ Mitte was found dead at his Brownsville, Texas home on Monday, October 12, 2026, and they asked for privacy for his family and close friends.
- Brownsville police say officers responded to a 12:50 p.m. call and discovered Mitte deceased, and the cause and manner of death have not yet been determined as investigators continue their work.
- TMZ and some outlets report a law-enforcement source told them Mitte died by suicide but that claim has not been verified by investigators or by the actor’s representatives.
- Mitte rose to fame as Walter White Jr. on Breaking Bad, appeared in 56 episodes, and used his platform as a person with cerebral palsy to campaign for disability inclusion and to lead the Mitte Foundation.
- His fiancée Kennedy Suarez survives him and the ongoing probe and any forthcoming autopsy or coroner report will be key to confirming the official cause of death and next public updates.