
Coroner's officials confirmed Tuesday that 29-year-old actor Lee Thompson Young -- best known for his starring role on Disney Channel's "The Famous Jett Jackson" -- committed suicide by shooting himself inside his North Hollywood apartment.
Police found the actor dead around 8 a.m. Monday after being called to his apartment in the 5000 block of Tujunga Avenue.
Young had been appearing on the TNT show "Rizzoli & Isles," but failed to show up for work Monday, prompting staffers to call his landlord, TMZ reported.
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