- Bobby J Brown, an actor best known for playing a police officer in HBO's The Wire, has died at the age of 62 following a tragic barn fire.
- His death on Tuesday, 24 February, was ruled an accident by the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, with the cause listed as diffuse thermal injury and smoke inhalation.
- Firefighters found the barn "nearly fully engulfed" after Brown entered it to jump-start a vehicle, and he was later found deceased inside.
- Brown's wife suffered severe burns attempting to save him, and his daughter Reina confirmed he had called for a fire extinguisher as the flames spread.
- Before his acting career, Brown was a professional boxer, winning five Golden Glove Championships, and also appeared in other David Simon productions such as Homicide: Life on the Street and We Own This City.
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Bobby J Brown death: The Wire actor dies in tragic barn fire, aged 62
