UPDATED with official cause of death: The Okanogan County Coroner's Office has confirmed that Matt Brown, who appeared in Discovery's Alaskan Bush People reality series, died by suicide.
An autopsy completed today reveals Brown died from a "single penetrating gunshot wound to the head", according to the coroner's report obtained by Deadline. The report notes contributing circumstances were immersion in water – a river – and that he was under the influence of methamphetamine.
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An autopsy completed today reveals Brown died from a "single penetrating gunshot wound to the head", according to the coroner's report obtained by Deadline. The report notes contributing circumstances were immersion in water – a river – and that he was under the influence of methamphetamine.
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