Tyler Sanders was a promising young actor with a bright future ahead of him. He rose to prominence thanks to his role as the childhood version of Jake Otto, in the popular show, Fear the Walking Dead. His cause of death was also revealed.
As previously reported, Tyler Sanders passed away at the age of 18. At the time, his cause of death was not known. According to TMZ, Sanders’ death is being treated as a suspected overdose.
It was said that Tyler Sanders had a history of drug use, and police discovered a plastic straw and white powder in the room where he died. Tyler’s friends called police to conduct a welfare check because they had not heard from him after a night out.
His body was discovered the next day. It was said that Tyler started battling depression when he began filming ‘9-1-1’ and his father repeated some of Tyler’s own words at his funeral.
An official cause of death for Tyler will be determined by the coroner after toxicology reports come back in 4 to 6 months. It is simply unfortunate his flame was snuffed out so early. Regardless, people will never forget Tyler Sanders for what he did.
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