By Upward News | Created at 2026-10-14 12:13:00 | Updated at 2026-10-16 11:49:53
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AUTOMATED SUMMARY
RJ Mitte, the actor best known for playing Walter White Jr. on AMC's Breaking Bad, died Monday at age 34 in Brownsville, Texas. His representatives said he died by suicide, and a Cameron County justice of the peace declared him dead that afternoon.
Brownsville police said they received an emergency call around midday and found Mitte already deceased when officers arrived. Mitte, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age three, was also an advocate for disability inclusion and an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy and Shriners Children's.
FACTS
01 Mitte died Monday in Brownsville, Texas, where he had moved. NBC NEWS
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