BMX legend Dave Mirra has been found dead in his truck of an apparent suicide.
The
41-year-old, who also hosted two seasons of the popular MTV show Real
World/Road Rules Challenge, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound,
according to the Greenville Police Department in North Carolina.
He was discovered in his car less than 1,000 feet from his former high school.
He leaves behind a wife Lauren and two daughters, Mackenzie and Madison.
Mirra's truck is seen being towed away on Thursday
Dave Mirra with his wife and kids.
Mirra was
born in New York but grew up in Greenville, and became one of the most
successful X-Games athletes of all time thanks to his BMX talents.
He
participated in the inaugural games in 1995 and medaled at every
appearance through 2008, taking home 24 medals along the way - 14 of
them gold.
Mirra
then became known to fans outside the sport when he hosted two seasons
of Real World/Road Rules Challenge in the early Noughties at the height
of the program's popularity.
He hosted The Inferno season in 2004 and then, in 2005, The Inferno II season.
Mirra
also appeared on MTV's Punk'd around this time in an episode where host
Ashton Kutcher led him to believe that he had been accused of fraud by
the IRS.
In recent years he had continued to compete, this time in Iron Mans and long distance bike races.
Police in Greenville will provide more details about Mirra's death at a press conference on Friday morning.
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