A cause of death has been confirmed for The Wire star Bobby J. Brown. The actor died several months ago in a barn fire.
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Now, the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has determined that the actor died from a diffuse thermal injury and smoke inhalation. They determined that The Wire star died accidentally.
Brown died on February 24. At the time, his daughter, Reina, learned he had passed after a phone call.
"I was sound asleep. I had gone to bed about two hours before," Reina told PEOPLE at the time. "My little sister [was] freaking out, saying that Dad's gone and that he got caught up in a barn fire, and I'm like, 'What do you mean?' "
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She immediately went outside.
"I literally went outside and put both my feet on my front walk," Reina said. "It's cold, and I stood out in my bare feet in a nightgown because I wanted to make sure I was really awake. I did that to make sure I was in actual reality. And not dreaming this up, and then I did it for a grounding exercise."
"I couldn't believe it," Reina also added. "I was like, this isn't real. And I still don't even feel like it's real."
The Wire star died after allegedly trying to stop the fire but failed to do so.
"Everybody is still trying to process it," she said at the time. "It's been difficult for all of us. My dad was an amazing human being. He was super awesome. He was a pillar in the community, and he's going to be missed by a lot of people."
Meanwhile, Brown's agent, Albert Bramante, also remembered the actor as well.
"Bobby J. Brown was an actor of immense talent and even greater integrity," Bramante told PEOPLE in a statement. "He approached his work with a discipline and a passion that were truly inspiring to witness."
"While his career included many notable performances, it was his unwavering dedication to the craft of acting that defined him as an artist," he also continued. "We are deeply saddened by this loss and ask for privacy for his family and loved ones during this time."
