What we know
What we know: RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34
Compiled Oct 12
What we know
- RJ Mitte, known for playing Walter White Jr. in 'Breaking Bad,' died Monday at age 34
- Cameron County Justice of the Peace Cyndi Hinojosa declared him dead at about 1:30 p.m. in Brownsville, Texas
- An autopsy will be performed, though a cause of death could not be provided
- Mitte appeared in nearly every episode across the five seasons of 'Breaking Bad'
- The show recently ranked as the best of the 21st century in a New York Times poll
- Mitte lived with cerebral palsy and became a disability rights advocate, using his platform to challenge stereotypes
What we don’t know yet
- Cause of death was not provided and remains unknown pending autopsy
- Hinojosa said she declared him dead at what she 'believed was his home,' suggesting the location wasn't fully confirmed
Open questions
- What was the cause of Mitte's death?
- What will the autopsy reveal?
- Was the location where he died confirmed as his home?
- How is the disability advocacy community responding to his death?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.