Sawyer Sweeten, who played one of the young twins on long-running TV sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, died Thursday while visiting family in Texas. He was 19.
His family confirmed reports that Sweeten committed suicide. “This morning a terrible family tragedy has occurred. We are devastated to report that our beloved brother, son, and friend, Sawyer Sweeten, took his own life. He was weeks away from his 20th birthday,” his sister Madylin Sweeden said. “At this sensitive time, our family requests privacy and we beg of you to reach out to the ones you love.”