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BMX bike rider Dave Mirra pauses during practice for the Panasonic Open event Thursday, June 9, 2005, in Louisville, Ky.
Central New York native Dave Mirra has been found dead of an apparent suicide, according to TMZ Sports. The BMX biker legend was 41.
The celebrity gossip site reports Mirra’s body was discovered in his truck around 4 p.m. Thursday in Greenville, North Carolina. He had an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
The Mirra family has asked for “privacy during this very difficult time,” according to WNCN.