American TV star Nate Burrell is dead.
The 60 Days In participant’s death was confirmed by his sister Chelsey Walker to American outlet TMZ.
She told the news site that her brother, who was 33, took his own life on Saturday night.
The grieving sibling says her brother shot and killed himself out in public in downtown Allegan, Michigan.
Nate’s sister told the website that her brother “loved his country, loved his family and was a very caring guy”.
She added: “He was just in a bad place. He was very proud of being on ’60 Days In,’ and he really cherished his time on that show.”
Prior to his death, Nate took to social media to share a troubling note.
Taking to Facebook, he penned: “This isn’t an admission of guilt. I’m just tired, I’ve been through so much in my life, the pain of my situation now hurts more than I ever imagined. I can’t keep going on.”
He continued: “I can only imagine how bad this would all turn out, all of the legal crap that would ensue after this with custody and everything else. You win! You have promised for weeks, you will ruin my life and I had no idea who I was messing with. You are right, I didn’t know who I was messing with.”
Burrell served as a Marine from 2006 to 2010 – which included him serving two tours in Iraq.
Nate went on to receive his associate degree in criminal justice and law enforcement in 2014.