The BMX world lost a legend Thursday.
Former BMX star Dave Mirra, 41, died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in a truck, where he was found around 4 p.m. ET by Greenville, N.C., police. The police released a statement on Facebook detailing the apparent suicide.
“We mourn the loss today of a great friend and wonderful human being who touched the lives of so many around the world with his gift,” Greenville mayor Allen Thomas said in the statement. “He called Greenville, North Carolina home and was as humble a guy talking with kids on a street corner about bikes as he was in his element on the world stage. A young life with so much to offer was taken too soon.”
Mirra, an X Games legend, won 14 gold medals from 1995 to 2008.
“I just wish he would have called me,” fellow BMX star T.J. Lavin told TMZ Sports. “I would have jumped on a plane in a second. There’s always another way. If anyone needs help, just please get it. I feel sick about this.”
Mirra is survived by his wife and two children.
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