Gone Too Soon: 7 Black Celebrities Who Sadly Took Their Own Lives

Lee Thompson Young

Lee Thompson Young

Up-and-coming actor Lee Thompson Young, 29, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in August 2013. While there was no suicide note and therefore no real understanding of his motives, doctors reported that Young had been suffering from bipolar disorder for some time.

Young is best known for his roles on the television series “Rizzoli & Isles,” and as the title character on the Disney television show, “The Famous Jet Jackson.”

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